Using Kodbox to Quickly Set Up a Cloud Disk (Historical Version)

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 is running Ubuntu 24.04 and deployed with Docker. It comes pre-installed with Kodbox and all required runtime environments. This section describes how to use the Kodbox application image to quickly set up a cloud disk.

Prerequisites

You have purchased a FlexusL instance with a legacy Kodbox application image.

Step 1: Configure Security Groups

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

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

   

3. On the Security Groups tab, click Add Rule to add the rules listed in the following table.

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

   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 2: 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.

1. 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 enabled. Enable it as needed.
   • The dashboard is being started. Try again later.
2. 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.

3. Enter the username and password for logging in to the dashboard and click Log in.

4. Check the application dashboard.

   After logging in to the dashboard, information similar to the following is displayed.

   

After the Kodbox application is initialized, you can deploy your applications on the dashboard.