Creating a VPC Endpoint

Scenarios

VPC endpoints are secure and private channels for connecting VPCs to VPC endpoint services.

You can create a VPC endpoint to connect a resource in your VPC to a VPC endpoint service in another VPC of the same region.

You can create different types of VPC endpoints based the types of associated VPC endpoint services:

• Creating a VPC Endpoint for Accessing Interface VPC Endpoint Services
• Creating a VPC Endpoint for Accessing Gateway VPC Endpoint Services

Creating a VPC Endpoint for Accessing Interface VPC Endpoint Services

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the required region and project.
3. Choose Service List > Networking > VPC Endpoint.
4. On the displayed page, click Create VPC Endpoint.
5. On the Create VPC Endpoint page, configure the parameters.

   Table 1 Required parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC endpoint is located. Resources in different regions cannot communicate with each other over internal networks. Select the nearest region for lower network latency and faster access to resources.
   Service Category	There are two options as follows: Cloud services: Select this value if the target VPC endpoint service is a cloud service. Find a service by name: Select this value if the target VPC endpoint service is a private service of your own.
   Service List	This parameter is available only when you select Cloud services for Service Category. The VPC endpoint service has been created by operations people and you can use it without having to perform the creation operation.
   VPC Endpoint Service Name	This parameter is available only when you select Find a service by name for Service Category. In the VPC endpoint service list, locate the target VPC endpoint service, copy its name in the Name column, paste it into the VPC Endpoint Service Name text box, and click Verify. If Service name found is displayed, proceed with subsequent operations. If Service name not found is displayed, check whether the region is the same as that of the connected VPC endpoint service or whether the entered service name is correct.
   Private Domain Name	If you want to access a VPC endpoint using a domain name, select Create a Private Domain Name when creating a VPC endpoint. After the VPC endpoint is created, you can access it using the domain name. This parameter is only configured for interface VPC endpoints. For the gateway type, this parameter is unavailable. For the interface type, this parameter is optional.
   VPC	Specifies the VPC where the VPC endpoint is located.
   Subnet	This parameter is available when you want to access an interface endpoint service. Specifies the subnet where the VPC endpoint is located.
   Tag	This parameter is optional. Specifies the VPC endpoint tag, which consists of a key and a value. You can add a maximum of 10 tags to each VPC endpoint. Tag keys and values must meet requirements listed in Table 2.

   Table 2 Tag requirements for VPC endpoints

   Parameter	Requirement
   Tag key	Cannot be left blank. Must be unique for each resource. Can contain a maximum of 36 Unicode characters. Cannot start or end with a space or contain special characters =*<>\,|/
   Tag value	Cannot be left blank. Can contain a maximum of 43 Unicode characters. Cannot start or end with a space or contain special characters =*<>\,|/

6. Confirm the specifications and click Create Now.
   • If all of the specifications are correct, click Submit.
   • If any of the specifications are incorrect, click Previous to return to the previous page and modify the parameters as needed, and click Submit.

Creating a VPC Endpoint for Accessing Gateway VPC Endpoint Services

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the required region and project.
3. Choose Service List > Networking > VPC Endpoint.
4. On the displayed page, click Create VPC Endpoint.
5. On the Create VPC Endpoint page, configure the parameters.

   Table 3 Required parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC endpoint is located. Resources in different regions cannot communicate with each other over internal networks. Select the nearest region for lower network latency and faster access to resources.
   Service Category	Specifies the type of services that are configured as gateway VPC endpoint services. Only cloud services are supported. Select Cloud services.
   Service List	This parameter is available only when you select Cloud services for Service Category. In the VPC endpoint service list, select the VPC endpoint service whose type is gateway. The VPC endpoint service has been created by operations people and you can use it without having to perform the creation operation.
   VPC	Specifies the VPC where the VPC endpoint is deployed.
   Tag	This parameter is optional. Specifies the VPC endpoint tag, which consists of a key and a value. You can add a maximum of 10 tags to each VPC endpoint. Tag keys and values must meet requirements listed in Table 4.

   Table 4 Tag requirements for VPC endpoints

   Parameter	Requirement
   Tag key	Cannot be left blank. Must be unique for each resource. Can contain a maximum of 36 Unicode characters. Cannot start or end with a space or contain special characters =*<>\,|/
   Tag value	Cannot be left blank. Can contain a maximum of 43 Unicode characters. Cannot start or end with a space or contain special characters =*<>\,|/

6. Confirm the specifications and click Create Now.
   • If all of the specifications are correct, click Submit.
   • If any of the specifications are incorrect, click Previous to return to the previous page and modify the parameters as needed, and click Submit.