Lightweight application server
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Simple Application Server is a lightweight cloud server that can be quickly built and easily managed; Provide application deployment, security management, operation and maintenance monitoring and other services based on a single server to improve your server experience and efficiency in a one-stop manner.
      

Product specification

It supports 24 types of images, which are used out of the box. The "core" mentioned on the page refers to vCPU
Lightweight application server in Mainland China
Lightweight container service
Lightweight load balancing
Lightweight database
One click cloud, visualization panel. Suitable for lightweight scenarios such as personal website building
Purchase duration
1 year
Purchase quantity
one
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One click cloud, visualization panel. Suitable for lightweight scenarios such as personal website building
Purchase duration
1 year
Purchase quantity
one
Enquiry in progress
One click cloud, visualization panel. Suitable for lightweight scenarios such as personal website building
Purchase duration
1 month
Purchase quantity
one
Enquiry in progress
One click cloud, visualization panel. Suitable for lightweight scenarios such as personal website building
Purchase duration
1 month
Purchase quantity
one
Enquiry in progress
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Product advantages

quick start
Start your app with one key in 30 seconds
One stop experience
Domain name resolution, website publishing, server management and other operation single interface integration, one-stop functional experience
Selected images
Alibaba Cloud's independent research and development and selection of market images provide you with high-quality image experience
Enrich applications
Continuously provide a variety of application functions to help you conveniently manage, configure, and analyze applications

Product Functions

Flexible image selection The lightweight application server provides application image and system image options (21 in total) to meet your different application needs.
Application image (13 models) WordPress, LAMP, Docker, Node.js and other options are provided to reduce the upload, installation and other links of applications and realize the out of the box use of applications.
System image (8 models) It is suitable for users who are familiar with the operating system and application environment configuration. The system image provides a pure initial operating system environment, and you can install applications as needed.
Custom Image It supports the creation of custom images, creating instances through custom images and sharing images to ECS, so that users can quickly create more lightweight server instances with the same configuration, avoiding repeated configuration and upgrading to ECS instances.
Rich AliCloud product integration The lightweight application server integrates the functions of multiple AliCloud products to help you build and manage applications.
Domain name resolution Specify the domain name and resolve it to the IP address of the current server.
HTTPS encrypted access (CA certificate) By specifying the purchased CA certificate, you can configure HTTPS encrypted access for lightweight application servers.
VPC Intranet Under the same account and region, multiple instances of lightweight application servers are in the same VPC intranet environment by default.
New and expanding functions The lightweight application server continues to expand new functions of the product, meet more diversified user needs, and continue to enhance the use experience.
Seamless migration of images across regions The custom image of the lightweight application server supports the copy function, which allows you to copy a custom image in one region to another region. Cross region migration practice document reference of lightweight application server
Intranet interworking All lightweight application servers in the same region under the same AliCloud account are interconnected via the intranet by default. Intranet interworking is mainly applicable to lightweight application servers accessing ECS and RDS through the intranet. Reference of Intranet Interworking Practice Document
Lightweight load balancing Lightweight application load balancing can distribute the traffic of public network access to multiple lightweight application servers on the back end. This function extends the throughput of the application, eliminates the single point of failure of the server, and improves the availability of the application. Lightweight load balancing operation document reference

Application scenarios

Website construction
Knowledge efficiency management
Cloud learning environment
E-commerce construction
Forum Community
Development environment configuration
Personal website building application, with exclusive space
Select high-quality image to create personal website and enterprise official website
Capable of providing
Supported system images
WordPress、Lamp、Joomla、Drupal
Recommended combination
Knowledge efficiency management, tools at your fingertips
Build Mantis problem tracking system and Wiki knowledge base system on LAMP
Capable of providing
Supported system images
Lamp
Recommended combination
Cloud learning environment, anytime, anywhere experience
Select a high-quality image to create a pre installed graphical environment, and the Linux learning journey starts with one click
Capable of providing
Supported system images
Ubuntu、CentOS
Recommended combination
Independent ultimate e-commerce, small and beautiful online store
Establish an independent brand mall with Ecshop
Capable of providing
Supported system images
ECShop、Lamp
Recommended combination
Establish a forum community to communicate hobbies
Choose a boutique image to be your own mobile community
Capable of providing
Supported system images
phpwind、Lamp
Recommended combination
Complete development environment configuration
LAMP development environment for easy deployment and debugging
Capable of providing
Supported system images
Lamp
Recommended combination

Comparison of core functions

have Not available
function
System image
Fine customized application image
Independent IP
Support remote login server
Server management and monitoring
Server application management
firewall
Support data backup
Domain name management
One click to enable HTTPS encryption access settings
One click Web SSH remote login
One stop integration of common cloud products
Lightweight application server
Common VPS
Normal web space

Product Dynamics

2017-09-12 New products
Release of lightweight application server products (commercialization)
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2017-09-19 New functions/specifications
Image replacement function of lightweight application server
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2017-09-21 Function optimization
Lightweight application server application details experience optimization
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New functions/specifications on October 25, 2017
Lightweight application server supports Windows operating system instance
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2017-11-03 New functions/specifications
Lightweight application server supports package upgrade
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New functions/specifications on November 22, 2017
Lightweight application server supports RAM permission control
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2017-12-22 Function optimization
Lightweight application server supports automatic renewal function
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New functions/specifications on July 24, 2018
Lightweight application server launches the package specification of charging by traffic
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2018-08-16 New Region/New Availability Zone
Light application server newly opened in East China 2-Shanghai region
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2018-08-21 New Region/New Availability Zone
Lightweight application server newly opened in North China 1-Qingdao region
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2018-08-22 New Region/New Availability Zone
Lightweight application server newly opened in North China 3 Zhangjiakou region
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New functions/specifications on August 24, 2018
Lightweight application server supports upgrading from bandwidth package to traffic package
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2018-08-24 New Region/New Availability Zone
Light application server newly opened in North China 5-Hohhot region
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2018-09-13 Repair problems
The online inventory detection function of the purchase page of the lightweight application server makes it impossible to place an order for the sold out instance type
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New functions/specifications on October 19, 2018
The lightweight application server supports additional attached block storage
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2018-11-28 New Region/New Availability Zone
Lightweight application servers are launched in Hong Kong and Singapore
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New functions/specifications on January 16, 2019
Release of mobile console of lightweight application server
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2019-01-31 Function optimization
The number of instances purchased by a single user of lightweight application servers has increased to 20
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2019-06-28 New functions/specifications
Access of lightweight application server to self-service diagnosis system
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2019-07-02 New functions/specifications
Six system images of lightweight application server
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2020-08-05 New Region/New Availability Zone
Six new regions for the international station of lightweight application server
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2020-10-23 New Features/Specifications
Five new versions of lightweight application server system images go online
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2021-01-14 New Features/Specifications
Lightweight application servers support custom images
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2021-03-22 New Features/Specifications
Lightweight application server supports calling API
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2021-03-26 New Features/Specifications
Seven new application images for lightweight application servers
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2021-04-27 New Features/Specifications
New package for domestic stations of lightweight application server
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2021-04-29 New Region/New Availability Zone
Two regions were added to the domestic station of lightweight application server: South China 3 (Guangzhou) and Southwest 1 (Chengdu)
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2021-07-28 New Features/Specifications
The load balancing function of lightweight applications goes online
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2021-09-14 New Features/Specifications
Lightweight application servers support copying custom images and selecting custom images when resetting the system
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2021-09-17 New Features/Specifications
Five new images of lightweight application server go online
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2021-10-14 New Features/Specifications
Lightweight application server supports intranet interworking
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2021-10-19 New Features/Specifications
Two new application images of lightweight application server
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2021-12-22 New Features/Specifications
Firewall adds rules to restrict IP source and disable port function
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2021-12-22 Function optimization
Add novice guide and function overview help document
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2021-12-22 New Features/Specifications
Lightweight application server console optimization
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2022-05-16 New Features/Specifications
Attach and expand data disks
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2022-06-15 New Features/Specifications
Lightweight container service
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