When you create a simple application server, you configure settings such as the instance type, plan, image, region, quantity, and subscription duration.
Before you begin
Before you create a simple application server, read the limits and notes.
Procedure
Log on to the Simple Application Server console.
In the middle of the page, click Create Server.
On the Simple Application Server page, follow the on-screen instructions to configure the resources.
The following table describes the configuration items.
The available images and plans may vary by region and instance type. The information on the buy page of the Simple Application Server console prevails.
Configuration item
Example
Description
Instance
Instance family: General-purpose
Select an instance family: Options include General-purpose, Multiple-IP, International, and Larger-capacity. For information about the scenarios and features of different instance families, see Instance families.
Select a plan: Click
to view more plans. A plan includes specifications for vCPUs, memory, the system disk, and the data transfer plan. For more information, see Instance specifications.ImportantTo create a server that runs a Windows image, select a plan that provides a system disk larger than 40 GiB.
Image
OS Image: Alibaba Cloud Linux
Version: 3.21.04
Select the required image and its version.
Click Show Other Images to view more images.
OS Image (operating system only): A clean OS image on which you can install applications as needed.
Application Image (operating system and application): A pre-configured environment that you can use to quickly deploy a development environment or build a website.
Custom Image: An image that you create from a Simple Application Server instance or snapshot. You can use a custom image to create more servers that have the same configuration.
For more information, see Images.
Region
Singapore
Select a region that is close to your target users to reduce network latency. You cannot change the region after the server is created. Choose the region with caution.
ImportantSimple Application Server instances in regions outside the Chinese mainland, such as China (Hong Kong) and Singapore, use international bandwidth. High network latency may occur when these servers are accessed from the Chinese mainland. We recommend that you select the region closest to your target users to improve access speed. For more information, see Regions and network connectivity.
Purchase Configuration
Quantity: 1
Duration: 1 Month
Quantity: The number of servers to purchase. The default value is 1.
Duration: The subscription duration. The default value is 1 month.
Monthly subscription: 1 month, 3 months, or 6 months.
Yearly subscription: 1 year, 2 years, or 3 years.
By default, the Auto-renewal feature is enabled to prevent business interruptions that are caused by subscription expiration. For more information, see Auto-renewal.
Monthly subscription: The renewal period is 1 month.
Yearly subscription: The renewal period is 1 year.
After you complete the configuration, click Buy Now and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment.
After the payment is complete, return to the Simple Application Server console. When the server status changes from Preparing to Running, the server is created.
What to do next
After you create a simple application server, you can remotely connect to the server using Workbench, VNC, or third-party clients.
Manage applications (for application images)
If you created the simple application server using an application image, you can start using the application by following the instructions on the application details page.
Deploy environments, build websites, or build applications
See Best practices to build an environment or a website. For more tutorials about how to manually build environments or websites, see the ECS tutorials: Build an environment, Build a website, and Build an application.
ImportantWhen you follow an ECS tutorial to perform operations on a simple application server, we recommend that you select a tutorial for manual setup. Ensure that the OS version of your server is the same as the version used in the tutorial. Otherwise, command execution may fail due to version incompatibility.