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 Sign up to Alibaba Cloud 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 the parameters.
- Click Create.
Result
In the left-side navigation pane, click Stacks. In the top navigation bar, select the region of your created stack from the drop-down list to view stack information such as the state. If the state of the stack is Created, the stack is created.What to do next
Click the stack name to go to the stack details page. Click the following tabs to view information about the stack.- 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.