Configuring Linux Instances

To configure Linux Instances, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Default Services in the primary navigation menu.
2. Under the Compute section, select Linux Instances.
3. Turn on the switch at the top to make this service available as part of the default services. This action will enable all associated sections.
4. Under the Availability section, choose the availability zone from which you want to offer the service, then click Save and Update.
5. Under the Billing section, select the Billing Options.
   • Prorate on Entry - Purchases will be pro-rated at the time of purchase of services.
   • Prorate on Exit - Removals will be pro-rated at the time of removal of services.
6. Select the Billing Cycle to displayed to the subscribers: Hourly, Monthly, or Both.
7. You can provision the Linux Instances to an approval-based system within the Provisioning section. To enable this, activate the Approval Required switch, which offers additional functionalities such as sending custom instructions to end-users upon approval and attaching up to five files, each up to three MB.
8. Under Pricing, click on the Operating System. Then, click on the Availability Zones, and enable the desired packs inside the collections.
9. Under the Compute section, click on the Availability Zone, and enable the compute pack of the collection you want to offer to the end user.
10. In the Root Disks section, select the availability zone and enable packs for the designated collection.
11. Under the App Overlays section, select all the apps you want to provide as part of the default service to the end-users during the deployment of the Linux instance.
12. Return to Default Services, and click PUBLISH DEFAULT CATALOGUE.