- Product Introduction
- Tutorial
- Purchase Guide
- Getting Started
- Operation Guide
- Operation Guide Overview
- Use Limits Overview
- Instances
- Creating Instances
- Batch Sequential Naming or Pattern String-Based Naming
- Generating API Explorer Reusable Scripts to Create Instances
- Resource Adjustment
- Query Info
- Renaming Instances
- Resetting Instance Password
- Management instance IP address
- Change Instance Subnet
- Change Security Group
- Search Instances
- Export Instances
- Renewing Instances
- Querying the Repossession Status of a Spot Instance
- Shutdown Instances
- Logging into Linux Instance
- Restarting Instances
- Logging into Windows instance
- Reinstalling System
- Terminating Instances
- Instance Repossession
- Spot Instances
- No Charges When Shut Down for Pay-as-You-Go Instances
- Managing Roles
- Starting Up Instances
- Reserved Instances
- Images
- Service Migration
- Online Migration
- Overview
- Online Migration Tool
- Tencent Cloud Migration Tutorial
- Migration Tutorial for Different Source Environments
- Migrating AWS EC2 Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating Alibaba Cloud ECS Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating Huawei Cloud ECS Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating UCloud UHost Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating Baidu Cloud BCC Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating VMWare Virtual Machine Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating China Telecom e-Cloud Cloud Server Data to Tencent Cloud
- Offline Migration
- Contact Us
- Online Migration
- Cloud Block Storage
- Network
- Security
- Security Groups
- Protection of Sensitive Operations
- Managing Login Password
- Managing SSH keys
- Spread Placement Group
- Unblocking Port 25
- Tags
- Monitoring and Alarms
- Console Example
- Best Practice
- Best Practices
- Setting up a Website
- Building an Environment
- Building a Website
- Building an Application
- Network Performance Test
- Recovering Data on Linux CVMs
- Building a Visual Ubuntu Desktop
- Changing Kernel of a Linux Instance Manually
- Managing Disk Space on Windows CVMs
- Using RemoteFx to Redirect USB Devices in Windows
- Using USB/IP to Share USB Devices in Linux
- OPS Guide
- Mount Data Disks
- Environment Configurations
- Upload File
- Copying Local Files to CVMs
- Uploading Files from MacOS to Windows CVM using MRD
- Uploading Files from Linux to Windows CVM using RDP
- Uploading Files from Linux to a CVM Using FTP
- Uploading files via WinSCP to a Linux CVM from Windows
- Uploading Files from Windows to a CVM Using FTP
- Uploading Files via SCP to a Linux CVM from Linux
- Uploading Files from Windows to a Windows CVM using MSTSC
- Installing Software
- User Data
- System-related
- Others
- Troubleshooting Issues
- Instance Related Failures
- Failed to shut down or restart a CVM
- Remote Connect Failure Due to Security Group Settings
- About Linux Instances
- About Windows Instances
- Windows Instance Login Failures
- Requires network-level identity verification
- Connection to a Windows CVM through Remote Desktop was denied
- An authentication error occurred when you tried to log in to a Windows instance remotely
- Problems occurred when you tried to log in to a Windows CVM remotely on Mac
- Credentials Not Work
- Failed to log in to a Windows CVM due to high CPU and memory usage
- Failed to connect to a remote computer through Remote Desktop
- Remote Login Failure Due To Port Issues
- Windows instance: no remote Desktop license server can provide license
- Network Namespace Creation Failure
- CVM Login Failures
- Login Failure Due to High Bandwidth Occupation
- Login Failure Due to Server Isolation
- Failed to Reset the CVM Password or the CVM Password Is Invalid
- Network Related Failures
- Downloading Remote Desktop for Mac
- Instance Related Failures
- API Documentation
- History
- Introduction
- API Category
- Making API Requests
- Region APIs
- Instance APIs
- DescribeInstances
- DescribeInstanceFamilyConfigs
- DescribeZoneInstanceConfigInfos
- DescribeInstanceTypeConfigs
- DescribeInstancesOperationLimit
- DescribeInstanceVncUrl
- InquiryPriceRunInstances
- InquiryPriceResetInstance
- InquiryPriceResetInstancesType
- InquiryPriceResizeInstanceDisks
- RunInstances
- StartInstances
- RebootInstances
- StopInstances
- ResetInstance
- TerminateInstances
- ResetInstancesType
- ResizeInstanceDisks
- ResetInstancesPassword
- ModifyInstancesAttribute
- ModifyInstancesProject
- InquirePricePurchaseReservedInstancesOffering
- DescribeReservedInstancesConfigInfos
- DescribeInstancesStatus
- DescribeSpotTypeConfig
- CDH APIs
- Placement Group APIs
- Image APIs
- Key APIs
- Security Group APIs
- Network APIs
- Data Types
- Error Codes
- FAQs
- Service Agreement
- Announcements
- WebShell Proxy IP Addresses Updates
- Windows Server 2003 System Images End of Support Announcement
- Pay-as-you-go Price Adjustments for Standard S3 CVMs in the Silicon Valley Region
- Vulnerability repairing for Linux images
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition SP1 64-bit Images End of Support Announcement
- Upgrading Virtio network card drive for Windows CVMs
- Solution to Tomcat Start Failure on Ubuntu14.04
- Stopping supporting for Ubuntu 10.04 images
- About Configuration of Security Group Port 53
- Release Notes
- Glossary
- Product Introduction
- Tutorial
- Purchase Guide
- Getting Started
- Operation Guide
- Operation Guide Overview
- Use Limits Overview
- Instances
- Creating Instances
- Batch Sequential Naming or Pattern String-Based Naming
- Generating API Explorer Reusable Scripts to Create Instances
- Resource Adjustment
- Query Info
- Renaming Instances
- Resetting Instance Password
- Management instance IP address
- Change Instance Subnet
- Change Security Group
- Search Instances
- Export Instances
- Renewing Instances
- Querying the Repossession Status of a Spot Instance
- Shutdown Instances
- Logging into Linux Instance
- Restarting Instances
- Logging into Windows instance
- Reinstalling System
- Terminating Instances
- Instance Repossession
- Spot Instances
- No Charges When Shut Down for Pay-as-You-Go Instances
- Managing Roles
- Starting Up Instances
- Reserved Instances
- Images
- Service Migration
- Online Migration
- Overview
- Online Migration Tool
- Tencent Cloud Migration Tutorial
- Migration Tutorial for Different Source Environments
- Migrating AWS EC2 Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating Alibaba Cloud ECS Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating Huawei Cloud ECS Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating UCloud UHost Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating Baidu Cloud BCC Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating VMWare Virtual Machine Data to Tencent Cloud
- Migrating China Telecom e-Cloud Cloud Server Data to Tencent Cloud
- Offline Migration
- Contact Us
- Online Migration
- Cloud Block Storage
- Network
- Security
- Security Groups
- Protection of Sensitive Operations
- Managing Login Password
- Managing SSH keys
- Spread Placement Group
- Unblocking Port 25
- Tags
- Monitoring and Alarms
- Console Example
- Best Practice
- Best Practices
- Setting up a Website
- Building an Environment
- Building a Website
- Building an Application
- Network Performance Test
- Recovering Data on Linux CVMs
- Building a Visual Ubuntu Desktop
- Changing Kernel of a Linux Instance Manually
- Managing Disk Space on Windows CVMs
- Using RemoteFx to Redirect USB Devices in Windows
- Using USB/IP to Share USB Devices in Linux
- OPS Guide
- Mount Data Disks
- Environment Configurations
- Upload File
- Copying Local Files to CVMs
- Uploading Files from MacOS to Windows CVM using MRD
- Uploading Files from Linux to Windows CVM using RDP
- Uploading Files from Linux to a CVM Using FTP
- Uploading files via WinSCP to a Linux CVM from Windows
- Uploading Files from Windows to a CVM Using FTP
- Uploading Files via SCP to a Linux CVM from Linux
- Uploading Files from Windows to a Windows CVM using MSTSC
- Installing Software
- User Data
- System-related
- Others
- Troubleshooting Issues
- Instance Related Failures
- Failed to shut down or restart a CVM
- Remote Connect Failure Due to Security Group Settings
- About Linux Instances
- About Windows Instances
- Windows Instance Login Failures
- Requires network-level identity verification
- Connection to a Windows CVM through Remote Desktop was denied
- An authentication error occurred when you tried to log in to a Windows instance remotely
- Problems occurred when you tried to log in to a Windows CVM remotely on Mac
- Credentials Not Work
- Failed to log in to a Windows CVM due to high CPU and memory usage
- Failed to connect to a remote computer through Remote Desktop
- Remote Login Failure Due To Port Issues
- Windows instance: no remote Desktop license server can provide license
- Network Namespace Creation Failure
- CVM Login Failures
- Login Failure Due to High Bandwidth Occupation
- Login Failure Due to Server Isolation
- Failed to Reset the CVM Password or the CVM Password Is Invalid
- Network Related Failures
- Downloading Remote Desktop for Mac
- Instance Related Failures
- API Documentation
- History
- Introduction
- API Category
- Making API Requests
- Region APIs
- Instance APIs
- DescribeInstances
- DescribeInstanceFamilyConfigs
- DescribeZoneInstanceConfigInfos
- DescribeInstanceTypeConfigs
- DescribeInstancesOperationLimit
- DescribeInstanceVncUrl
- InquiryPriceRunInstances
- InquiryPriceResetInstance
- InquiryPriceResetInstancesType
- InquiryPriceResizeInstanceDisks
- RunInstances
- StartInstances
- RebootInstances
- StopInstances
- ResetInstance
- TerminateInstances
- ResetInstancesType
- ResizeInstanceDisks
- ResetInstancesPassword
- ModifyInstancesAttribute
- ModifyInstancesProject
- InquirePricePurchaseReservedInstancesOffering
- DescribeReservedInstancesConfigInfos
- DescribeInstancesStatus
- DescribeSpotTypeConfig
- CDH APIs
- Placement Group APIs
- Image APIs
- Key APIs
- Security Group APIs
- Network APIs
- Data Types
- Error Codes
- FAQs
- Service Agreement
- Announcements
- WebShell Proxy IP Addresses Updates
- Windows Server 2003 System Images End of Support Announcement
- Pay-as-you-go Price Adjustments for Standard S3 CVMs in the Silicon Valley Region
- Vulnerability repairing for Linux images
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition SP1 64-bit Images End of Support Announcement
- Upgrading Virtio network card drive for Windows CVMs
- Solution to Tomcat Start Failure on Ubuntu14.04
- Stopping supporting for Ubuntu 10.04 images
- About Configuration of Security Group Port 53
- Release Notes
- Glossary
This document helps you quickly get started with Tencent Cloud Virtual Machine (CVM) instance.
1. Overview
Tencent Cloud CVM is a scalable cloud computing service that frees you from estimation of resource usage and upfront investment. With Tencent Cloud CVM, you can start CVMs and deploy applications immediately.
2. Learn about CVM
See the following documents to learn more about CVM instances.
3. Create CVM Instances
You can flexibly select the region, model, image, public network bandwidth, purchase quantity and validity period on the Custom Configuration page to purchase CVM instances to meet your business needs.
To create CVMs in a custom way, please see Customizing Linux CVM Configurations or Customizing Windows CVM Configurations.
4. Log in to CVM Instances
After you purchase CVM instances, you can log in to them. For more information, see:
Then you can log in to them to store your local files, use them as your virtual machines or build websites. For more information and practices, see the following contents.
5. Relevant Information
Overview of console features
| Feature | Reference |
|---|---|
| Create CVM instances | Guidelines for Creating Instances |
| Name instances or CVMs according to a rule | Batch Sequential Naming or Pattern String-Based Naming |
| Upgrade or downgrade the CVM specification | Changing Instance Configuration |
| Select SSH key pair as the encrypted CVM login method and manage SSH keys | Managing SSH Keys |
| Change or reset your instance password | Resetting Instance Passwords |
| Terminate, release or return a CVM instance | Terminating Instances |
| Obtain the CVM instance list of a region | Export Instances |
| Search for CVM instances and other resources | Cross-region Search |
| Create a custom image and use this image to start more new instances that have the same custom configurations as the original one | Creating Custom Images |
| Obtain images shared by other users, get the necessary components and add custom contents | Sharing Custom Images |
| Import the system disk image on local computers or other platforms to the custom image on the CVM | Overview |
| Create and export a Linux image | Creating Linux Images |
| Create and export a Windows image | Creating Windows Images |
| Migrate systems and applications on the source servers from your IDCs or other cloud platforms to Tencent Cloud | Overview |
| Expand cloud disks to increase the storage capacity | Expanding Cloud Disks |
| Convert a public IP to an EIP to mask an instance failure | Elastic IP |
| Create a CVM with IPv6 CIDR block and enable IPv6 for ENI, implementing the IPv6 communication over the private and public networks | Configuring IPv6 |
| Configure security groups based on use cases | Security Group Use Cases |
| Use tags to categorize and manage your CVM resources | User Guide on Tags |
| View the monitoring data of CVM instances such as the CPU, memory, network bandwidth, and disks | Getting Monitoring Statistics |
Advanced usage
You can build a personal website or forum on CVM instances as instructed in Setting up a Website.
Developer tools
Tencent Cloud API provides a variety of tools including API Explorer, TCCLI, SDK, and API Inspector, helping you easily use and quickly manage Tencent Cloud services with a few codes.
6. Feedback and Suggestions
If you have any doubts or suggestions when using Tencent Cloud CVM products and services, you can submit your feedback through the following channels. Dedicated personnel will contact you to solve your problems.
- To report product documentation issues such as link, content, or API errors, you can click Send Feedback at the bottom of the document.
- If you encounter product-related problems, please submit a ticket.
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