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Setting Up a Free Account on Alibaba Cloud - Part 1

Learn and experience the power of Alibaba Cloud with a free trial worth up to $450-$1300 USD

Setting Up a Free Account on Alibaba Cloud - Part 2

Learn and experience the power of Alibaba Cloud with a free trial worth up to $450-$1300 USD

Launch a Linux Instance on ECS

Learn how to launch a Linux instance on Alibaba Cloud ECS.

Launch a Windows Instance on ECS

Learn how to launch a Windows instance on Alibaba Cloud ECS.

Purchasing and Managing Alibaba Cloud ECS Instances - Part 1

Discover how to manage Alibaba Cloud ECS instances on your console

Purchasing and Managing Alibaba Cloud ECS Instances - Part 2

Discover how to manage Alibaba Cloud ECS instances on your console

Website Hosting & Domain Names - Part 1

Learn how to set up web hosting and domain name for your new website

Website Hosting & Domain Names - Part 2

Learn how to set up web hosting and domain name for your new website

Website Hosting & Domain Names - Part 3

Learn how to set up web hosting and domain name for your new website

Launch an RDS Instance on Alibaba Cloud

Learn how to launch an RDS instance on Alibaba Cloud with ApsaraDB.

Accelerate Your Website with Alibaba Cloud CDN

Discover how you can accelerate your website with Alibaba Cloud CDN.

Store and Manage Your Media Files with OSS

Learn how to store and manage your media files on Object Storage Service (OSS).

Set Up an Ecommerce Website on Alibaba Cloud

Learn how to easily set up an ecommerce website with Web Hosting and WooCommerce.

Protect Your Websites from Cyberattacks with WAF

Discover how to protect your website from attacks with Web Application Firewall (WAF)

How to Quickly Set Up a Web Server with Simple Application Server

Provision a fully functional cloud-based server in just a few minutes with Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server.

How to Set Up an OpenCart Website with SAS

In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to set up Alibaba Cloud’s Simple Application Server with OpenCart

Deploying Joomla! with Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server

In this tutorial, we will teach you how to run the Joomla CMS on our Simple Application Server.

How to Run Docker on Alibaba Cloud ECS

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set up and run Docker on an ECS instance.

How to Set Up Moodle with Alibaba Cloud SAS

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set up a Moodle training platform with Simple Application Server.

How to Speed Up Websites and Databases on Alibaba Cloud

This tutorial will share some tips to ensure that your websites run as efficiently as possible.

How to Set Up Email Hosting on Alibaba Cloud

This tutorial shows you how to set up an email hosting service for your enterprise with hMailServer.

Build a Serverless Website with Function Compute

This video shows you how to build a simple website application with Alibaba Cloud Function Compute.

Separation of Production and Development Environments

This tutorial explains the key considerations when managing your software and site deployment on Alibaba Cloud.

For Advanced Users

Set Up a Magento Website on Ubuntu 14.04

Learn how to set up a Magento website on Ubuntu 14.04

Configure a WIMP stack on Alibaba Cloud ECS

Explore how to configure a WIMP stack on Alibaba Cloud ECS

Deploy a Django Application on Ubuntu 14.04

Find out how to deploy a Django application on Alibaba Cloud ECS.

Install a LEMP Stack on Ubuntu 14.04

Learn how to deploy a LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 14.04.

Manage Traffic with Server Load Balancer

Discover how to manage traffic on multiple servers with Server Load Balancer.

Build a Website with Web Hosting

Learn how to build a website with Alibaba Cloud Web Hosting.

Deploy Drupal on Ubuntu 14.04

Learn how to deploy Drupal on Ubuntu 14.04.

Install a LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 14.04

Find out how to deploy a LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 14.04.

Set Up Container Service Part 1

Learn how to run and manage Docker applications with Container Service

Set Up Container Service Part 2

Learn how to run and manage Docker applications with Container Service

Set Up Container Service Part 3

Learn how to run and manage Docker applications with Container Service

Large-Scale Data Warehousing with MaxCompute

Learn how to effectively query massive datasets and conduct big data analysis with MaxCompute

Build a Global Live Video Platform with ApsaraVideo Live

Discover how to establish a high-quality global live video platform with ApsaraVideo Live

Provision Clusters for Big Data Processing with E-MapReduce

Simplify Hadoop cluster provisioning and Big Data processing with E-MapReduce

Set Up an IDE for Big Data with DataWorks

Learn how to visually develop and manage Big Data applications with DataWorks

Set Up Secure Cloud Networks with Express Connect

Learn how to build stable and secure cloud networks with Express Connect

Safeguard Your Servers with WAF Anti-Bot Features

Prevent unwanted access to servers with the anti-bot features of Web Application Firewall (WAF)

How to Build a Network of Servers on Alibaba Cloud

Learn how to connect Alibaba Cloud Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) in different regions with VPN Gateway.

How to Set Up a Multi-tier WordPress Site on Alibaba Cloud

Learn how to set up a multi-tier WordPress site on an Alibaba Cloud ECS instance with an ApsaraDB for RDS database.

Back Up and Recover Data on ApsaraDB for RDS MySQL

This tutorial will show you how to get started with ApsaraDB for RDS MySQL and how you can ensure your data is backed up, including automatic and manual backups.

Migrate a MySQL Database to ApsaraDB for RDS MySQL

This tutorial will show you how to create an ApsaraDB for RDS MySQL instance to which you can then migrate an existing database.

Getting Started with ApsaraDB for Memcache SDK with NodeJS

Learn how to set up Alibaba Cloud’s ApsaraDB for Memcache with the Alibaba Cloud SDK and NodeJS.

Migrate a PostgreSQL Database to ApsaraDB – Part 1

This tutorial will show you how to migrate an existing PostgreSQL database onto Alibaba Cloud with ApsaraDB for RDS .

Migrate a PostgreSQL Database to ApsaraDB – Part 2

This tutorial will show you how to migrate an existing PostgreSQL database onto Alibaba Cloud with ApsaraDB for RDS .

Migrate a MySQL Database to Alibaba Cloud ECS

This tutorial explains how to migrate a MySQL server to Alibaba Cloud with an ECS instance.

Migrate and Back Up a Redis Database to ApsaraDB for Redis

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to migrate and back up a local Redis database with ApsaraDB for Redis.

Migrate and Back Up a MongoDB Database to ApsaraDB for MongoDB

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to migrate and back up a local MongoDB database with ApsaraDB for MongoDB.

How to Use Function Compute on Alibaba Cloud

This video shows you how to use the serverless Function Compute facility on Alibaba Cloud.

How to Manage Data Drives on Alibaba Cloud ECS

In this video, we will create separate OS and data drives on a Windows-based ECS server, and move the data drive from one ECS instance to another.

How to Create a Docker Container Service Cluster

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a Docker container cluster using Container Service.

How to Create a Container Service Application on Docker Swarm

In this tutorial, we'll create a Container Service application environment managed by a Swarm cluster.

Continuous Integration with Jenkins on Alibaba Cloud

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set up a continuous integration delivery environment using Jenkins.

How to Create a Kubernetes Cluster with Container Service

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a Container Service for Kubernetes cluster.

How to Run Docker on Alibaba Cloud ECS

Learn how to set up and run Docker on an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance.

Create a Docker Container Service Cluster

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a Docker container cluster using Container Service.

Create a Container Service Application on Docker Swarm

We'll create a Container Service application environment running on Docker containers managed by a Swarm cluster.

CI/CD with Jenkins on Alibaba Cloud

In this video, we'll show you how to set up a CI/CD environment on an ECS instance using Jenkins.

Create a Kubernetes Cluster with Container Service

This video shows you how to create a cluster with Container Service for Kubernetes.

Create a Containerized App with Kubernetes

In this tutorial, we will build a Kubernetes application environment on Container Service.

Using NAS with Function Compute

We will show you how to read and write data to NAS from a Function Compute serverless function.

Event-Driven Computing with Function Compute and API Gateway

In this tutorial, we will use Function Compute to create a function that returns a result to API Gateway.

Create a Log Service Project with Function Compute

In this tutorial, we will show you how to create an Alibaba Cloud Log Service project which triggers an Alibaba Cloud Function Compute function.

Community Tutorials

Use Your Local Machine as Development Environment

Learn how to setup your local computer to be able to use Alibaba Cloud developer tools without having to go into your console.

Push Notifications and Messaging for Android

Learn how to create and set up messages and notifications and send them to Android devices.

3-Minute Product Videos

Elastic Compute Service (ECS)

Elastic and secure virtual cloud servers to cater to all your cloud hosting needs.

ApsaraDB for RDS

An on-demand database hosting service for MySQL, SQL Server and PostgreSQL with automated monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.

Server Load Balancer

Respond to sudden traffic spikes and minimize response time with Server Load Balancer.

Alibaba Cloud CDN

A scalable and cost-effective content delivery network for accelerated distribution of any type of content to users across the globe.

Object Storage Service (OSS)

An encrypted and secure cloud storage service which stores, processes and accesses massive amounts of data from anywhere in the world.

Express Connect

A dedicated network connection for fast, stable, and secure private network communication between different cloud network environments.

Anti-DDoS

A value-added service to protect your online business from malicious DDoS attacks

Elastic MapReduce

A Big Data service that uses Apache Hadoop and Spark to greatly simplify data processing

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

An isolated cloud network for you to operate in a secure and private environment

Data Lake Analytics used in a New Retail Scenario

Data Lake Analytics (DLA) is an interactive analytics service that utilizes serverless architecture. As a ready-to-use service, DLA does not require any prior setup of infrastructure or upfront management costs. This service allows you to use standard SQLs and business intelligence (BI) tools to efficiently analyze your data stored in the cloud with extremely low costs. Have a quick look how DLA can help retailers turn their big data into big insights.

Solution Videos

Digital Marketing

Transform your business into a customer-centric brand while keeping campaigns cost effective

E-Commerce

A suite of computing services that help enterprises build and run their own online e-commerce platform

Gaming

Spin capacity up or down and grow your game rapidly with high global availability

Multimedia

An array of powerful multimedia services for a smooth and rich user experience

Hybrid Cloud

Highly reliable and secure hybrid cloud deployment solutions for enterprises

DevOps

Accelerate software development and delivery by integrating DevOps with the cloud

Web Hosting

Robust and resilient web hosting infrastructure ensuring a seamless experience for customers

Big Data

Get valuable business insights from your data with Alibaba Cloud Big Data suite of products

IoT

Quickly build automated solutions with data-driven and highly scalable IoT solutions

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