Managing Servers Using the BT Panel

Scenarios

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. FlexusL provides a BT panel application image running on Ubuntu 24.04. This image provides you with a web client to efficiently manage servers, such as website or file management, graphical monitoring, and scheduled tasks. You can use this application image to manage servers.

If your BT panel application image was purchased before August 28, 2026, see Managing Servers Using the BT Panel (Historical Version) for instructions.

Resource Planning and Costs

Procedure

Step 1: Purchase a FlexusL Instance

1. Log in to the FlexusL console 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 of the 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 GB	You can associate EVS data disks, HSS (basic edition), and cloud backup vaults with your FlexusL instances as needed and set specifications as needed.
   Required Duration	1 month	Set the required duration. FlexusL supports auto-renewal. Once enabled, FlexusL instances automatically renew before they expire. If you do not enable auto-renewal during purchase, you can still enable it after your FlexusL 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 Next: Confirm.

   On the displayed page, confirm the order details, read and select the agreement, and click Submit.

4. Select a payment method and complete the payment.
5. Go back to the FlexusL console and view the purchased FlexusL instance.

Step 2: Configure Security Groups

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: 8888	0.0.0.0/0	Allows access to the BT panel dashboard.

Step 3: Reset the Password and Log In to the FlexusL Instance

This section describes how to log in to a FlexusL instance. A FlexusL instance does not have an initial password. After creating a FlexusL instance, set a password for the FlexusL instance before logging in to it.

In the first few minutes after the FlexusL instance is created, the application is in the startup process. During this period, do not perform operations such as restarting or stopping the instance, or resetting the password. Otherwise, the initial password may become invalid and you cannot log in to the application dashboard. Wait for a while before resetting the password.

1. Locate the resource card and choose > Reset Password. Alternatively, in the list view, click Reset Password in the Operation column to reset the password for the FlexusL instance.

   A FlexusL instance does not have an initial password. Set a password for the FlexusL instance before logging in to it. For details, see Resetting the Password for a FlexusL Instance.

   Figure 1 Resetting a password
   
2. Locate the resource card and click Remote Login. Alternatively, in the list view, click Remote Login in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, click VNC Login and enter the username and password as prompted to log in to the FlexusL instance. For more login methods, see Login Modes.

   The username is root, and the password is the one you set in the previous step.

   

Step 4: Initialize the BT Panel

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

   Remotely log in to the server and obtain the address, username, and password for logging in to the BT panel.

   bt default

   

2. Access the dashboard address obtained in 1, enter the username and password obtained in 1, and click Login.

   

   

   If you cannot log in to the application dashboard, see Why Cannot I Access the Dashboard of the Application Pre-installed in the Application Image After Entering the Initial Username and Password?

3. 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.

   

After the initialization of the BT panel application is complete, you can deploy applications on the dashboard.

Step 5: Deploy the BT Panel