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Before You Start

Flexus X Instance (FlexusX) is a lightweight cloud server product designed for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and developers. It is easy-to-use and suitable for light-load scenarios such as website setup, development and testing environments, enterprise applications, website analysis, and audio and video services.

This section helps you quickly understand and use FlexusX instances.

Product Basics

Billing Modes

FlexusX instances support the yearly/monthly and pay-per-use billing modes to meet your requirements in different scenarios. You can change the billing mode from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use, and vice versa. For more information, see Billing.

Usage Process

  1. Make preparations.

    Before purchasing a FlexusX instance, sign up for a HUAWEI ID, enable Huawei Cloud services, and top up your account. For details, see Preparations.

  2. Purchase a FlexusX instance.

    On the FlexusX console, set the desired region, instance specifications, image, required duration, quantity, and other parameters required for purchasing a FlexusX instance. For details, see Step 1: Purchase a FlexusX Instance.

  3. Log in to the FlexusX instance.

    Log in to the instance and set up applications such as e-commerce websites, web applications, learning platforms, or development and testing environments. For details, see Step 2: Log In to a FlexusX Instance.

Console Overview

On the Huawei Cloud management console, choose Compute > Huawei Cloud Flexus > Flexus X Instance to access the FlexusX console.

The FlexusX console displays your resources in all regions and resource details, including instance names and IDs, statuses, images, specifications, billing modes, and IP addresses. On the FlexusX console, you can purchase, renew, unsubscribe from, or delete resources, remotely log in to servers, and reset passwords.

FAQs

For more information, check out FAQs.

Feedback and Suggestions

If you have any questions or suggestions when purchasing or using FlexusX instances, provide feedback in any of the following ways. We will provide professional technical support and high-quality product experience.

  • Service ticket: The service ticket system provides 24/7 services. You can submit a service ticket to report technical issues or faults and quickly get technical help.
  • After-sales hotline: The after-sales hotline provides 24/7 support. If you have any questions about account, finance, and billing, dial 4000-955-988 or 4000-950-808 and then dial 3.
  • Document feedback: If you find any problem with the product documentation, such as incorrect links or content, you can provide feedback by either of the following:
    • Select the document content and click Feedback.
    • Click Provide feedback at the bottom of the page.