Alibaba Cloud Resource Orchestration Service (ROS) allows you to use templates to create a group of Alibaba Cloud resources. The ROS template is a JSON file used to specify the resources that you want to create. This topic describes how to use ROS templates to create a WordPress environment based on Elastic Compute Service (ECS) and ApsaraDB RDS.
Prerequisites
- An Alibaba Cloud account is created. To create an Alibaba Cloud account, go to the Create Your Alibaba Cloud Account page.
- The first time you use ROS, you are prompted to activate it. ROS is a free service. You can activate ROS free of charge.
Background information
ApsaraDB RDS is a stable, reliable, and scalable online database service provided by Alibaba Cloud. ApsaraDB RDS supports database engines such as MySQL, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. It provides a complete set of solutions for scenarios such as disaster recovery, backup, restoration, monitoring, and migration to reduce your O&M burdens. For more information, see What is ApsaraDB RDS?
This topic describes how to create a WordPress environment by using the Create a WordPress Environment Based on ECS and ApsaraDB for RDS template.
Procedure
- Log on to the ROS console.
- Select the template that you want to use.
- Click Create Stack.
- Configure parameters.
- Click Create.
Result
What to do next
- Stack Information: The basic information of the stack, such as the state and timeout period is displayed.
- Events: The records of the operations that ROS performs during stack creation are displayed. The causes of failed operations are also displayed in the list.
- Resources: All resources of the stack are displayed.
- Template: The original template of the stack is displayed.