Platform Installation on DigitalOcean
The platform Lite Edition is available for automatic installation on top of DigitalOcean infrastructure without any specific technical knowledge or skills. The deployment of a private platform can be performed from DigitalOcean Marketplace.
The minimum recommended size for the platform LE installation is 100 GB disk space, 8 GB RAM, and 4 CPU cores. However, based on your needs, you can select droplet of various capacities:
- 8 GB RAM - for initial setup and small projects
- 16GB RAM - for production environments with medium load
- 32GB+ RAM - for large size development and production environments
The size can be chosen during the installation steps using a convenient DigitalOcean wizard. And the number of host servers can be easily enlarged via intuitive admin panel or using simple command lines even when the platform is already up and running.
Currently, you get a free trial license to run the platform LE on up to 10 nodes (a maximum of 64 GB RAM each) for 15 days. During this period, you only pay for DigitalOcean Droplets but not the PaaS license. Afterward, the license cost is 50% of the price of the chosen servers.
In order to install dedicated PaaS Lite Edition on DigitalOcean, follow the next steps:
1. Open PaaS installation page in DigitalOcean Marketplace and press Create PaaS Droplet. Log in using your DigitalOcean credentials (or sign up if required).
2. Pick a tariff plan. In this guide, we’ll use Standard that includes a virtual machine with 8GB RAM, 4 CPUs, and 160 GB SSD.
3. Choose a preferred datacenter region.
4. Choose SSH keys as authentication method and add your public SSH key to the droplet by pressing New SSH Key button.
The instruction on how to create a key pair is provided in the right column.
5. Choose a hostname for VM and press the Create Droplet button (if required, enable backups).
6. Wait until the droplet is created.
7. Copy the droplet’s IP address to the clipboard and connect to the created VM via SSH under the root user.
8. Once you’ve logged in, follow text instructions and type “yes” to start PaaS installation. Open in browser the provided installation URL to continue.
9. Fill in the form with System User Email and the preferred Domain name for the platform. Click the INSTALL button to proceed to the final step of the platform installation.
10. You can track the installation process with SHOW DETAILS button or get familiar with the latest platform publications and updates.
11. Once the installation is finished the credentials appear in the successful installation window, as well as sent to System User Email.
12. With the provided credentials, you may go directly to the DEV PANEL and create the first environment. Follow the dashboard guide for more details.
Or navigate to OPS PANEL (Cluster Admin Panel) to manage your platform. Use JCA guide to get acquainted with the main available functionality.
