Create clusters - Elasticsearch Instances Management| Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

This topic describes how to create an Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch cluster.

Prerequisites

An Alibaba cloud account is created.
For more information, see Create an Alibaba Cloud account.
A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and a VSwitch are created.
For more information, see Create an IPv4 VPC.

Access the buy page of Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch.
Complete the cluster configurations in the wizard.
For more information, see Buy page parameters.
Note
- Pay-As-You-Go: We recommend that you purchase pay-as-you-go clusters for testing purposes in the development and testing stages.
- Subscription: Elasticsearch offers a promotional discount for subscription clusters based on the subscription duration.
Click Next: Confirm Order to preview the cluster configurations.
Read and agree to the service agreement by selecting the check box, and click Buy Now.
After the page shows that the Elasticsearch cluster is created, click Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch console to access the Overview page.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Elasticsearch Clusters. On the Clusters page, the created Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch cluster is displayed.