This topic describes how to create and manage an Elastic Compute Service (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)
- Create and manage an ECS instance by using the ECS console (express version)
If you need only one or two ECS instances, you can create a subscription instance by using the ECS console based on this topic.
ECS 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 by using the ECS console.
CLI
- Create and manage an ECS instance by using CLI commands
If you are used to running CLI commands to manage an ECS instance, you can create a subscription instance based on this topic.
SDK
- Create and manage an ECS instance by using SDKs
If you want to use an SDK to customize an ECS instance, you can create a subscription instance based on this topic.
Example on how to create and connect to an instance
The following video demonstrates how to create and connect to an instance by using the ECS console.