Managing Servers Using the BT Panel

Application Scenario

The BT panel is a visualized server management software that supports more than 100 server management functions, such as one-click LAMP, LNMP, monitoring, website, FTP, database, and Java. Supported By FlexusL, the BT panel application image uses Ubuntu 22.04 and provides a web client for you to manage servers, such as website or file management, graphical monitoring, and task planning. You can use this application image to manage servers.

Resource Planning and Costs

Process

Step 1: Purchase a FlexusL Instance

1. Log in to the FlexusLconsole and click Buy FlexusL.
2. Specify required parameters for the FlexusL instance.
   

   Parameter	Example	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 Images	BT panel	Select the BT panel application image.
   Instance Specifications	2 vCPUs | 2 GiB of memory and 60 GiB system disk	Select instance specifications as needed.
   Instance Name	BT-Example	Customize an instance name that is easy to identify, for example, BT-Example.
   (Optional) Associated Services	Data disk: 10 GiB Host security Cloud backup vault: 70 GiB	You can bundle any of the services to your FlexusL instances as needed: EVS, HSS (basic edition), and CBR 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.

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

   After a FlexusL instance is created using an application image, wait until the image with the pre-installed application is up and running. Then, you can perform operations such as restarting or stopping the instance, or resetting the password. Otherwise, the installation may fail and you cannot log in to the image application dashboard.

Step 2: Configure a Security Group

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

   

3. 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.

   

   Table 1 Security group rules

   Priority	Action	Type	Protocol & Port	Source	Description
   1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 3306	0.0.0.0/0	Allows access to MySQL databases.
   1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 9090	0.0.0.0/0	Allows access to the phpMyAdmin database management tool.
   1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 8888	0.0.0.0/0	Allows access to the BT panel dashboard.
   1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 443	0.0.0.0/0	Allows HTTPS traffic to FlexusL instances.
   1	Allow	IPv4	TCP: 80	0.0.0.0/0	Allows HTTP traffic to FlexusL instances.

Step 3: Initialize the BT Panel

The image application dashboard needs to be initialized only when you log in for the first time.

1. Obtain the administrator username and password for logging in to the BT panel.

   Log in to the server and run sudo cat /credentials/password.txt to obtain the username and password for logging in to the BT panel. The administrator username is administrator.

   

2. On the Overview page, click Access in the Dashboard field in the Image area.

   

   

   If the dashboard of WordPress cannot be accessed, it may be because the port for accessing the dashboard is not allowed or the application has not been up and running. To solve this problem, see Why Can't I Open the Dashboard of the Application Pre-installed in the Application Image?

3. Enter the username and password obtained in 1 and click Login.

   

   

   If a message is displayed indicating that the username or password you entered is invalid when you attempt to log in to the application dashboard, refer to Why Can't I Access the Dashboard of the Application Pre-installed in the Application Image After Entering the Initial Username and Password?

4. Install the basic software bundle.

   You can select recommended software packages and click One-click to install them when you log in to the dashboard for the first time.

   You can also close the popup and select other software from App Store and install them afterwards.

   

Then, you have obtained a BT panel hosting server. You can use the BT panel or follow the instructions provided in Step 4: Deploy the BT Panel to manage software, files, logs, and databases.

Step 4: Deploy the BT Panel