Creating an application (glossary term, activate to view definition) on Cloud Platform

To create an application:

1. Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

2. On the Applications page, click Add Application.

   

   The Add Application page opens.

   By default, the system selects Purchase a new Cloud Platform Professional subscription.

   

3. Enter the Application name (glossary term, activate to view definition) for your new application.

   The application name you choose will be your application’s UNIX username and code repository name. Application names must meet these requirements:

   • Consist of at least four, but no more than 21, characters
   • Consist only of lowercase, alphanumeric (a-z, 0–9) characters— special characters aren’t supported
   • The first character must be alphabetic (a-z) and can’t be numeric

   For more information about your application name, see Sitename definition.

4. Click Add.

Cloud Platform creates the application. Your new application’s environments initially contain a default welcome message. Use one of the following options to create a working Drupal application:

• Installing a Drupal distribution
• Importing an existing application

Don’t forget to set up SSH access so you can log in to your infrastructure using the command line.

To create an application:

1. Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

2. On the Applications page, click Add Application.

   

   The Add Application page opens.

   By default, the system selects Purchase a new Cloud Platform Professional subscription.

   

3. Enter the Application name (glossary term, activate to view definition) for your new application.

   The application name you choose will be your application’s UNIX username and code repository name. Application names must meet these requirements:

   • Consist of at least four, but no more than 21, characters
   • Consist only of lowercase, alphanumeric (a-z, 0–9) characters— special characters aren’t supported
   • The first character must be alphabetic (a-z) and can’t be numeric

   For more information about your application name, see Sitename definition.

4. Click Add.

Cloud Platform creates the application. Your new application’s environments initially contain a default welcome message. Use one of the following options to create a working Drupal application:

• Installing a Drupal distribution
• Importing an existing application

Don’t forget to set up SSH access so you can log in to your infrastructure using the command line.