--- title: Lightsail Distribution description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > DDSQL Reference > Data Directory > Lightsail Distribution --- # Lightsail Distribution Lightsail Distribution in AWS is a content delivery network (CDN) resource that helps deliver web content, such as images, videos, and static files, to users with low latency and high transfer speeds. It is designed to work seamlessly with Amazon Lightsail instances and buckets, making it easy for developers to accelerate their applications without complex configurations. This service automatically caches content at edge locations worldwide, improving performance and reducing load on the origin server. It is a simplified alternative to Amazon CloudFront, tailored for Lightsail users. ``` aws.lightsail_distribution ``` ## Fields | Title | ID | Type | Data Type | Description | | ----------------------------------- | ---- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | | _key | core | string | | able_to_update_bundle | core | bool | Indicates whether the bundle that is currently applied to your distribution, specified using the distributionName parameter, can be changed to another bundle. Use the UpdateDistributionBundle action to change your distribution's bundle. | | account_id | core | string | | alternative_domain_names | core | array | The alternate domain names of the distribution. | | arn | core | string | The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the distribution. | | bundle_id | core | string | The ID of the bundle currently applied to the distribution. | | cache_behavior_settings | core | json | An object that describes the cache behavior settings of the distribution. | | cache_behaviors | core | json | An array of objects that describe the per-path cache behavior of the distribution. | | certificate_name | core | string | The name of the SSL/TLS certificate attached to the distribution, if any. | | created_at | core | timestamp | The timestamp when the distribution was created. | | default_cache_behavior | core | json | An object that describes the default cache behavior of the distribution. | | domain_name | core | string | The domain name of the distribution. | | ip_address_type | core | string | The IP address type of the distribution. The possible values are ipv4 for IPv4 only, and dualstack for IPv4 and IPv6. | | is_enabled | core | bool | Indicates whether the distribution is enabled. | | location | core | json | An object that describes the location of the distribution, such as the Amazon Web Services Region and Availability Zone. Lightsail distributions are global resources that can reference an origin in any Amazon Web Services Region, and distribute its content globally. However, all distributions are located in the us-east-1 Region. | | name | core | string | The name of the distribution. | | origin | core | json | An object that describes the origin resource of the distribution, such as a Lightsail instance, bucket, or load balancer. The distribution pulls, caches, and serves content from the origin. | | origin_public_dns | core | string | The public DNS of the origin. | | resource_type | core | string | The Lightsail resource type (Distribution). | | status | core | string | The status of the distribution. | | support_code | core | string | The support code. Include this code in your email to support when you have questions about your Lightsail distribution. This code enables our support team to look up your Lightsail information more easily. | | tags | core | hstore_csv | | viewer_minimum_tls_protocol_version | core | string | The minimum TLS protocol version that the distribution can use to communicate with viewers. |