This topic describes how to create and manage an ECS instance by using the ECS console, CLI commands, or SDKs. This topic also describes how to select an instance type based on scenarios and applications.
Create and manage an ECS instance
ECS console (express version)
- Manage an ECS instance in the console (express version)
If you need only one or two ECS instances, you can create a subscription instance in the ECS console based on this topic.
Console (detailed version)
- Quick start for Linux instances (console)
- Quick start for Windows instances (console)
Purchase an ECS instance and deploy a web environment on the instance in the ECS console.
CLI
- Create and manage an ECS instance by using CLI commands
If you use Alibaba Cloud Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage ECS instances, you can create a subscription instance based on this topic.
SDK
- Create and manage an ECS instance by using SDKs
If you want to customize SDKs, you can create a subscription ECS instance based on this topic.