name : open-instance-public-ports.rst **To open firewall ports for an instance** The following ``open-instance-public-ports`` example opens TCP port 22 on the specified instance. :: aws lightsail open-instance-public-ports \ --instance-name MEAN-2 \ --port-info fromPort=22,protocol=TCP,toPort=22 Output:: { "operation": { "id": "719744f0-a022-46f2-9f11-6EXAMPLE4642", "resourceName": "MEAN-2", "resourceType": "Instance", "createdAt": 1571072906.849, "location": { "availabilityZone": "us-west-2a", "regionName": "us-west-2" }, "isTerminal": true, "operationDetails": "22/tcp", "operationType": "OpenInstancePublicPorts", "status": "Succeeded", "statusChangedAt": 1571072906.849 } }