Simple Application Server:Use an application image to build a cloud storage system

Step 1: Build a cloud storage system server

1. Log on to the Simple Application Server console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Servers.

3. In the upper-left corner of the page, click Create Server.

4. On the Simple Application Server page, configure the parameters.

   The following table describes the parameters.

   Parameter	Description	Example
   Region	The region in which you want to create the simple application server. Select a region based on the geographical location of your business. The region cannot be changed after the server is created. Proceed with caution. Important When you access simple application servers in regions outside the Chinese mainland, such as China (Hong Kong) and Singapore, from regions within the Chinese mainland, high network latency may occur. To maximize access speed, we recommend that you select a region that is closest to the geographical location of your users. For more information, see Regions and network connectivity.	China (Hong Kong)
   Image	The image used by the simple application server. Click a tab to select an image type and then select an image based on your business requirements. In this example, click the Apps Image tab and select NextCloud and a version.	Type: Apps Image Image: NextCloud 23.0.0
   Instance Plan	The instance plan for the simple application server. Select a plan based on your business requirements. You are charged additional fees for outbound data transfers to the Internet beyond the plan. For more information about billing, see Billing overview.	$4.5/mo
   Data Disk	The size of the data disk that you want to attach to the simple application server if your business requires more storage space. This parameter is optional.	0GB
   Subscription Time	The subscription duration of the simple application server. You can select Auto-renewal based on your business requirements.	1 Month
   Quantity	Select the number of simple application servers that you want to create. Default value: 1. Note You can purchase a maximum of 50 simple application servers in a region for an Alibaba Cloud account.	1

5. Click Buy Now.

6. On the Confirm Order page, check the order information.

7. In the Terms of Service section, read and select I have read and agree to General Terms, End User License.

8. Click Pay and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment.

   After you complete the payment, click Enter the management console. On the Servers page, find the created simple application server whose name is in the Nextcloud-xxxx format. After the status of the server changes from Pending to Running, the Nextcloud cloud storage system server is built.

   

Step 2: Log on to the Nextcloud cloud storage system

1. Obtain the information that you can use to log on to the Nextcloud cloud storage system.

   1. On the Servers page, click the server ID in the card of the cloud storage system server.

      The Server Overview tab appears.

   2. Click the Application Details tab. In the Nextcloud Information section, obtain the home address, administrator account, and administrator password of the cloud storage system.

      

      Perform the following operations:

      1. In Section ① of the preceding figure, obtain the administrator account admin and the home address of the cloud storage system. In this example, a home address in the http://XX.XX.32.45 format is used.

      2. In Section ② of the preceding figure, click Quick View. In the Quick View dialog box, obtain the administrator password.

      3. 

2. Log on to the Nextcloud cloud storage system.

   In the address bar of a browser on your on-premises computer, enter the home address http://XX.XX.32.45 of the Nextcloud cloud storage system. On the page that appears, enter the administrator account and administrator password and click Log in. After successful logon, you are directed to the homepage of the cloud storage system.

   Important

   To prevent data leaks, we recommend that you change the default password at the earliest opportunity.

   

Step 3: Use the Nextcloud cloud storage system

The following example shows how to upload, download, and share files or folders on the Nextcloud cloud storage system. For more information about how to use a Nextcloud cloud storage system, see Nextcloud Documentation Overview.

1. In the upper-left corner of the page, click the icon.

   Go to the file management page.

   

2. Upload, download, and share files or folders.

   You can perform the corresponding operations based on your business requirements.

   Upload a file

   In the upper-left corner of the page, click the icon and then click Upload file. Follow the on-screen instructions to upload a file.

   

   Download a file or folder

   Find the file or folder that you want to download and choose > Download. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to download the file or folder.

   

   Share a file or folder

   1. Find the file or folder that you want to share and click the icon.

      

   2. In the right-side panel that appears, click the icon to the right of Share link to share the file or folder.

      

   3. Click the icon to the right of Share link to copy the shared link.

      

   4. After you obtain the shared link, access the shared link to download the file or folder.