[lifelong]

For comparison, I believe AWS LightSail users might be covered for DDOS protection for free but maybe I'm reading too much into their statement.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/ddos-s...

[capableweb]

Might be "free" but then you also have to endure using AWS LightSail which you'll regret quickly.

[vizzah]

I run a couple of dev instances on LightSail and a couple on EC2 - what exactly is the difference one should be observing there? (except intended by design)