Updated on 2025-08-21 GMT+08:00

Purchasing a Standard Instance

Huawei Cloud Astro Zero has standard and professional editions. Both are good for no-code application development. The standard edition requires no coding experience and is the first choice for enterprises. For details, see Edition Differences.

Procedure

  1. Use the IAM user created in Creating and Authorizing a User to Use Huawei Cloud Astro Zero to purchase a standard instance.
  2. On the page for purchasing an instance, set related parameters and click Buy Now.

    Figure 1 Purchasing a standard instance
    Table 1 Parameters for purchasing a standard instance

    Parameter

    Description

    Edition

    Select the standard edition. It is ideal for enterprises to develop no-code applications.

    Users

    The maximum number of users, including portal users, that can be added to an instance.

    Specifications

    For details about the specifications, see Edition Differences.

    Required Duration

    Select a validity period for the instance. The value ranges from 1 month to 3 years.

  3. Select a payment method and pay for the order.

    Figure 2 Making payment

  4. After you pay for the order, return to the Huawei Cloud Astro Zero console.
  5. After the standard instance is created, you can access the runtime environment.

    It takes several minutes to create an instance. After the instance is created, the platform presets a default subdomain name for the runtime environment. The default domain name is for background tasks like to-do tasks and email reminders. Enterprise members can use it to log in to an application.

    Figure 3 Viewing the created instance

  6. (Optional) Renew or unsubscribe from a created instance.

    Figure 4 Managing purchased instances
    • Click Manage Runtime Environment to access the runtime environment.
    • Click Upgrade to increase the number of users and upgrade the specifications of the purchased instance.
    • Choose More > Renew to extend the subscription.
    • Choose More > Check Details to view details about the instance. In the development and runtime environments, resources created by tenants are also displayed on the details page.
    • Choose More > Unsubscribe to unsubscribe from the instance as prompted. The instance will be degraded to the free edition. Unsubscription does not delete the data.
    • Choose More > Synchronize IAM User to update user information to Huawei Cloud Astro Zero after deleting a user on IAM or updating the email address.