Using Kodbox to Quickly Set Up a Cloud Disk

Scenarios

Kodbox is an open-source system that integrates online file management, multi-cloud storage, and collaborative office, offering user-friendly experience similar to Windows. The Kodbox application image uses Ubuntu 22.04 and is deployed using Docker. The Kodbox application and the required operating environment have been preconfigured. This section describes how to use the Kodbox application image to quickly set up a cloud disk.

Resource Planning and Costs

Resource	Configuration	Description
Cloud server	vCPUs: 2 Memory: 2 GiB	Select appropriate instance specifications based on your service requirements.
Image	Kodbox	Select the Kodbox application image.
Security group	Inbound rule: Protocol/Application: TCP Port: 80, 443, 9000, or 9001 Source: 0.0.0.0/0	80: Allows traffic forwarding within an application. 443: Allows HTTPS traffic to FlexusL instances. 9001: Allows external access to the application dashboard. 9000: Allows external access to the application O&M page.

Resource

Configuration

Description

Cloud server

vCPUs: 2
Memory: 2 GiB

Select appropriate instance specifications based on your service requirements.

Image

Kodbox

Select the Kodbox application image.

Security group

Inbound rule:

Protocol/Application: TCP
Port: 80, 443, 9000, or 9001
Source: 0.0.0.0/0

80: Allows traffic forwarding within an application.
443: Allows HTTPS traffic to FlexusL instances.
9001: Allows external access to the application dashboard.
9000: Allows external access to the application O&M page.

Procedure

Step	Description
Step 1: Purchase FlexusL Instances	Purchase FlexusL instances and select the Kodbox application image.
Step 2: Configure Security Groups	Add inbound security group rules to allow traffic from ports 80, 443, 9000, and 9001 to access the application.
Step 3: Initialize Kodbox	Initialize the image application dashboard if it is the first login.
Step 4: Deploy a Cloud Disk	Deploy an application on the visualization application management page.

Step 1: Purchase FlexusL Instances

Specify required parameters for the FlexusL instance.

Parameter	Example Value	Description
Region	CN-Hong Kong	For low network latency and quick resource access, select the region nearest to your target users. After a FlexusL instance is created, the region cannot be changed. Exercise caution when selecting a region.
Application Image	Kodbox	Select the Kodbox application image.
Instance Specifications	2 vCPUs \| 2 GiB of memory and 60 GiB system disk	Select instance specifications as needed.
Instance Name	Kodbox-Example	Customize an instance name that is easy to identify, for example, Kodbox-Example.
(Optional) Associated Services	Data Disk: 10 GiB Host Security Cloud Backup Vault: 70 GB	You can bundle any of EVS, HSS (basic edition), and CBR to your FlexusL instances as needed and set specifications as needed.
Required Duration	1 month	The minimum duration of a purchase is one month and the maximum duration is three years. Auto-renew is enabled by default, which means the purchased FlexusL instances will be automatically renewed before they expire. If you do not enable auto-renew during the purchase process, you can still enable it later after the instances are created. For more information about auto-renewal rules, see Auto-Renewal Rules.
Quantity	1	Set the number of FlexusL instances to be purchased.

Click Buy Now and complete the payment as prompted.
Go back to the FlexusL console and view the purchased FlexusL instance.

Step 2: Configure Security Groups

Add inbound security group rules to allow traffic from ports 80, 443, 9000, and 9001 to access the application.

Log in to the FlexusL console and click a resource card or instance name to go to the instance details page.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Servers and click the target server name to view its details.

On the Security Groups tab, click Add Rule. In the displayed dialog box, add rules displayed in the following figure and click OK.

The following figure only displays common rules. You can add more rules as needed.

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**Table 1** Security group rules
Priority	Action	Type	Protocol & Port	Source	Description
1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 80	0.0.0.0/0	Specifies the internal forwarding port of an application.
1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 443	0.0.0.0/0	Allows HTTPS traffic to FlexusL instances.
1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 9000	0.0.0.0/0	Allows external access to the application O&M page.
1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 9001	0.0.0.0/0	Allows external access to the application dashboard.

Step 3: Initialize Kodbox

Application images use code-based Ubuntu. They provide graphical user interfaces to make your operations easier. You need to initialize the application dashboard upon the first login. Then you can directly log in to the dashboard from the FlexusL console afterwards.

On the Overview page, click Access in the Dashboard field in the Image area.
If the dashboard is not properly displayed, check the following causes:
- The port for accessing the dashboard is not opened. Check whether the port is opened by referring to Step 2: Configure Security Groups.
- The dashboard is being started. Try again later.
Set the account and password for logging in to the dashboard and click OK.
Kodbox does not have a default username or password. Set a username and password that are easy to remember.
Enter the username and password for logging in to the dashboard and click Log in.
Check the application dashboard.
After logging in to the dashboard, information similar to the following is displayed.