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To redirect a static IP address to a website URL in Lightsail, complete the following steps:

1. Use [SSH](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/en_us/lightsail/latest/userguide/lightsail-how-to-connect-to-your-instance-virtual-private-server.html) to connect to Lightsail.
2. Access the root user:  
    ```plaintext
    # sudo su-
    ```
    
3. Back up the virtual host file:  
    ```plaintext
    # cp -prf /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/wordpress-vhost.conf /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/wordpress-vhost.conf.Orig
    ```
    
4. Open the configuration file:  
    ```plaintext
    # vi /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/wordpress-vhost.conf
    ```
    
5. Add the redirect rule before **\# END WordPress**:  
    ```plaintext
    RewriteEngine On   
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^example-domain$   
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(localhost|127.0.0.1) RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://example-domain [R=permanent,L]
    ```
      
    **Note:** Replace **example-domain** with the client domain name.
6. Save the file and check the Apache syntax:  
    ```plaintext
    # apachectl -t 
    ```
    If the output includes **Syntax OK**, then proceed to step 7. If you receive a different output, then make sure that the redirect rule matches the previous step.
7. Restart Apache:  
    ```plaintext
    # /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache
    ```

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