Simple Application Server:Create a simple application server

Procedure

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 parameters based on your business requirements.

   The following table describes the parameters.

   Parameter	Example	Description
   Region	China (Hong Kong)	Select a region based on the geographical location of your business. You cannot change the region after the server is created. Proceed with caution. Important Simple application servers in regions outside the Chinese mainland, such as China (Hong Kong) and Singapore, use international bandwidth. High network latency may occur when you access these servers from regions inside the Chinese mainland. To accelerate access for users, we recommend that you select a region that is closest to the geographical location of the users. For more information, see Regions and network connectivity.
   Image	Type: Apps Image Application: WordPress Version: 5.8	Select a tab and then select an image based on your business requirements. Apps Image: displays application images. Application images contain application environments and allow you to deploy development environments or build websites with ease. Important Select extended services provided by Alibaba Cloud is available only for specific application images. Extended services allow you to enable features, such as HTTPS access. For more information, see Enable HTTPS access. OS Image: displays OS images. OS images contain only base OSs. You can install applications based on your business requirements. Custom Images: displays custom images. Custom images are created based on snapshots of simple application servers. You can use a custom image to create simple application servers that have the same configurations. For more information, see Overview of custom images.
   Instance Plan	$3.5/mo	Select a plan based on your business requirements. You are charged additional fees for outbound data transfers over the Internet beyond the plan capacity. For more information about billing, see Billing overview.
   Data Disk	0 GB	This parameter is optional. To increase storage capacity on the simple application server, you can create and attach a data disk of a specific size. Important To use the data disk after the simple application server is created, you must create partitions and file systems on the data disk.
   Subscription Time	1 Month	Select a subscription duration for the simple application server. You can set the subscription duration of the simple application server to one month, three months, six months, one year, two years, or three years. You can select Auto-renewal based on your business requirements.
   Quantity	1	Specify the number of simple application servers that you want to create. The default value is 1. You can create up to 20 simple application servers. Important The Simple Application Server page shows the number of servers that you have and the number of servers that you can create. The number of servers that you specify cannot exceed the number of servers that you can create.

5. After you configure the parameters, click Buy Now.

6. On the Confirm Order page, check the configurations of the server.

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

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

   After you complete the payment, go back to the Simple Application Server console. On the Servers page, you can view the server that you created.