What is Alibaba Cloud?#

Alibaba Cloud is a cloud computing service provider from Alibaba Group, offering a wide range of cloud solutions, including data storage, databases, networking, artificial intelligence, and security. Known as one of the largest cloud providers in Asia, Alibaba Cloud provides infrastructure and digital tools for businesses to efficiently build and manage scalable applications.

Create Instance#

Select Operating System.
Choose Ubuntu.

NOTE
I Use Ubuntu V.16.04 64bit.

Security Group#

IMPORTANT
On security group try enable or check the HTTPS (TCP:443) and HTTP (TCP:80)

security-group

Management#

Logon Credential you can choose custom password

logon

You can finish your order

ECS#

Use ssh#

connect

TIP
if you wanna use ssh instead of Remote connection from alibaba you can use ssh

ssh root@your-public-ip

and then insert custom password you make on Logon Credential security-group

Use Terminal On alibaba cloud#

connect

You can click Connect
Click Sign in now

NOTE
Connection use ip public

and then insert your password

Terminal#

first thing first you can update your ubuntu

apt-update

Install Nginx#

installing nginx on your server

sudo apt install nginx -y

Uploading file to server#

Uploading file or folder,i choose github because is familiar for me.

installing git into your server

apt install git

make a repository on your github

You can move into terminal and then copy this#

cd /var/www/html

Clone your repository#

git clone https://github.com/your/repository

Configure Nginx#

on your terminal type this

You can use Vim

vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

or Nano

nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

Configure using nano#

nano

TIP
Use your arrow key for move the cursor

on the config you can see root /var/www/html/yourprojectname;

and then Write Out by type combination CTRL + O nano-write if you see this file name to write you can hit enter

To EXIT nano type Combination key CTRL + X

Restart Nginx#

Restart Nginx by type this

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Accses The Website#

On instance you can copy the public ip into your search bar. congratulations your website running on alibaba cloud using ECS