By default, the subscription billing method is used when you create an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance on the Quick Launch tab of the instance buy page in the ECS console. The Quick Launch tab allows you to create subscription ECS instances within minutes to improve configuration efficiency. This topic describes how to create instances on the Quick Launch tab of the instance buy page in the ECS console.
Preparations
Create an Alibaba Cloud account on the international site. For more information, see Create an Alibaba Cloud account.
Bind your credit card or PayPal account to your Alibaba Cloud account. For more information, see Introduction to Alibaba Cloud Payment.
(Optional) If you want to purchase an ECS instance within the Chinese mainland, you must complete real-name verification. For more information, see the How do I complete real-name registration? section in the "FAQ about real-name registration on the Alibaba Cloud international site (alibabacloud.com)" topic.
Default configurations
When you create instances on the Quick Launch tab, specific parameters are automatically configured to simplify the instance creation process. The following table describes the parameters.
Parameter | Default configuration |
Billing Method | Only the subscription billing method is supported. |
Zone | A random zone in the selected region is automatically allocated and cannot be changed. |
VPC and vSwitch | The default virtual private cloud (VPC) and the default vSwitch are used. For information about the default VPC and the default vSwitch, see Default VPCs and default vSwitches. |
Security Group | The default security group is used. You can change the security group for the instance after the instance is created. For more information, see Manage ECS instances in security groups. |
Disk | A 40 GiB system disk is automatically attached to the instance. No data disks are attached. |
Password | No password is automatically configured for the instance. You can use the Reset Password feature to configure a password for the instance after the instance is created. For more information, see Reset the logon password of an instance. |
Instance Name | A random instance name is generated. |
Procedure
Go to the instance buy page.
On the instance buy page, click the Quick Launch tab in the upper-left corner.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the parameters that are described in the following table.
Parameter
Description
Region and Zone
Select a region that is near your geographical location to reduce latency. After an instance is created, you cannot change the region and the zone of the instance. For information about the valid values of this parameter, see Regions and zones.
China (Hangzhou)
Instance Type
Select an instance type. Only t5 burstable instance types are available on the Quick Launch tab. If you want to create instances of other instance types, go to the Custom Launch tab.
2 vCPU 4 GiB (Burstable Type t5)
Image
Select an image. An image provides all information that is required to run instances. CentOS, Windows Server, and Ubuntu images are available on the Quick Launch tab.
CentOS 7.9 64-bit
Network Type
Select a network type. VPC is automatically selected.
The default VPC, default vSwitch, and default security group are used. If you want to use a custom VPC, custom vSwitch, and custom security group, go to the Custom Launch tab.
VPC
Public Bandwidth
To allow the instance to access the Internet, assign a public IP address to the instance and then select one of the following billing methods for network usage:
Pay-by-bandwidth: You are charged based on the specified bandwidth. This billing method is suitable for scenarios that require stable network bandwidth.
Pay-by-traffic: You are charged based on the amount of data transferred. This billing method is suitable for scenarios that require highly variable bandwidth.
Select Assign Public IPv4 Address.
Pay-by-bandwidth
1 Mbps
Quantity
Specify the number of instances that you want to create.
1
Duration
Select a subscription duration and then specify whether to enable auto-renewal.
Auto-renewal helps reduce management costs and prevents the services on ECS instances from being interrupted if manual renewal for the instances fails.
1 Month
Select Auto-renewal.
In the lower-right corner of the page, click Preview.
On the Preview page, confirm the instance configurations and read ECS Terms of Service and Product Terms of Service. If you accept the terms, select ECS Terms of Service | Product Terms of Service and then click Create Order.
What to do next
When you create instances on the Quick Launch tab, you cannot configure logon credentials for the instances. After the instances are created, you can use the Reset Password feature to configure passwords for the instances in the ECS console. For more information, see Reset the logon password of an instance.