This document covers Compute Nest product features and recent documentation updates.
December 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
New template in Featured Templates for deploying services with Container Service | Compute Nest has added container-based deployment options to its Featured Templates. You can now select a container-based option to quickly deploy a service. | 2023-12-31 | Use SaaS Boost to quickly sell fully managed multi-tenant ACK WordPress services |
Create services with snapshot policies and roll back cloud disks using snapshots | Regular backups of cloud disk data are essential to prevent data loss from accidental deletion, ransomware, or system failures. You can now use Compute Nest to create a snapshot policy within a service and apply it to the relevant cloud disks. Later, you can use a snapshot to roll back a service instance's cloud disks, protecting data on both system and data disks. | 2023-12-31 | |
Risk audit for service applications | When reviewing a service application, if Compute Nest detects security risks in the submitted information, it automatically formats and displays the details. Click Details to view the application content and the identified risks. | 2023-12-31 | None |
Sub-templates | Compute Nest now supports sub-templates to simplify the editing of service templates for complex scenarios. If your service template has reusable components, you can define them as a module in the ROS console. You can then use this module as a sub-template when creating a Compute Nest service. | 2023-12-31 | Create a service using a Compute Nest sub-template |
Billing reporting for fully managed services | For a fully managed service, providers can now configure mapped reporting in Compute Nest. This lets them consolidate resource costs into a single metering item and report it through Cloud Marketplace. Cloud Marketplace then promptly pushes the charges to the user's account for billing. | 2023-12-31 |
November 2023
Feature | Description | Release Date | Documentation |
Create applications quickly from application templates | Application Management provides application templates for common use cases. These templates include configurations for continuous integration (CI) of your application code and automated deployment of the application environment. You can use a template to create an application in a single click. Once created, the runtime environment and application are fully deployed and configured for continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD). | 2023-11-30 | None |
Distribution now available for fully managed services | Compute Nest now supports distribution for fully managed services. Service providers can authorize distributors to sell their published fully managed services. Once authorized, distributors can distribute the service. | 2023-11-30 | |
Edit service architecture diagrams for Terraform-based services | Compute Nest now lets you edit the service architecture diagram for templates that use Terraform syntax. | 2023-11-30 | |
New featured templates for fully managed services | Compute Nest provides service templates for various architectures and applications. Developers can use these templates to quickly create fully managed services. | 2023-11-30 |
October 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Log integration for private deployment services | Compute Nest now consolidates deployment and operation logs for private deployment service instances into log management. On the log management tab, you can view deployment details and resource operation history for a service instance. | 2023-10-31 | None |
Compute Nest supports service publishing for individual users | Users who complete individual or enterprise real-name verification can now publish Compute Nest services without registering as a service provider. | 2023-10-31 | None |
Service overviews are now available in service details | You can now view a detailed service overview directly on the service details page. | 2023-10-31 | None |
New service templates | Compute Nest offers various service templates for different architectures and applications, allowing you to create services quickly. | 2023-10-31 | None |
September 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Online application to become a service provider | You can now apply to become a service provider in the Compute Nest console. | 2023-09-28 | None |
Tags and resource groups for deployments | You can now use tags and resource groups for deployments. When you create a deployment, you can add tags and assign it to a resource group. | 2023-09-28 | Create a deployment |
Event notifications for deployment security checks | Compute Nest now sends event notifications for deployment security checks. When a service provider creates and publishes a deployment, Compute Nest performs a security check. If the check fails, Compute Nest notifies the service provider by SMS, email, and console messages. The service provider can then view the error details for the deployment. | 2023-09-28 | None |
View deployment success rates for service instances | Service providers can now view the deployment success rate for their service instances. On the service details page, click the Service Instances tab and then click Deployment Success Rate. | 2023-09-28 | |
New usage reporting method based on the number of container pods | For pay-as-you-go services listed on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, you can now report usage based on the number of container pods. Compute Nest pushes this usage data from the service instances to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. | 2023-09-28 | Data reporting for pay-as-you-go Compute Nest services on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace |
August 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Support for Helm Chart artifacts | Compute Nest now supports Helm Chart artifacts. Service providers can use these artifacts to publish Kubernetes-based services and simplify creating service deployment templates. | 2023-08-31 | Create an artifact |
Fuzzy search for services | Compute Nest now provides fuzzy search for services. On the Recommended Services page in the console, select Fuzzy Search in the search bar, enter a keyword, and click Search. The search returns all services containing the keyword. | 2023-08-31 | None |
Package modification restrictions | For services with three or more packages, Compute Nest now allows service providers to restrict package modifications. Providers can assign packages to a | 2023-08-31 | |
Service reselling | Service providers can authorize resellers to sell their published services. Once authorized, a reseller can sell the service directly or repackage it as a new service type before reselling. | 2023-08-31 | None |
Modify private access for fully managed services | You can now modify the private access configuration for existing fully managed service instances. On the service instance details page, click the Modify Service Instance button in the upper-right corner to change the private access configuration. | 2023-08-31 | None |
July 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Resource usage details for fully managed services | For fully managed services, service providers can now allow users to view detailed resource usage of a service instance. | 2023-07-31 | N/A |
Detailed resource configuration information in Compute Nest | Compute Nest now allows you to view detailed resource configuration information on the order confirmation page. When creating a service instance, specify the parameters and click Next: Confirm Order to review the detailed configuration and pricing for the resources in the instance. | 2023-07-31 | |
Filter service instances by resource group | Service providers can now filter service instances by resource group in the console. After logging in to the console, click Service Instance in the navigation pane on the left, and then select a resource group in the upper-left corner of the page to view the service instances in that group. | 2023-07-31 | N/A |
Classic scenario templates for single-tenant fully managed services | Compute Nest now offers templates for classic scenarios, predefined deployment architectures with a fixed set of cloud resources. These templates simplify service creation by eliminating the need to write complex ROS templates. Service providers can use these templates to quickly create single-tenant, fully managed services. | 2023-07-31 | N/A |
Display resource costs during a service instance upgrade | When you upgrade a service instance, the upgrade page now displays the costs for the selected resources. | 2023-07-31 | |
Pod resource information for service instances | The Resources page of a service instance now includes a Pod tab. On this tab, you can view information about the Pods, such as their associated product, resource type, and status. You can also perform O&M tasks on them by using a remote connection. | 2023-07-31 | |
Configuration modification for Alibaba Cloud Marketplace service instances | You can now modify the configuration of a service instance purchased from Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. If a service instance's parameters or package settings no longer meet your needs, you can modify its configuration. | 2023-07-31 | Modify the configuration of an Alibaba Cloud Marketplace service |
Manual payment for subscription-based resources | For subscription-based services that require manual payment, you must pay for the resource order after specifying the parameters. The service instance is created only after the payment is complete. | 2023-07-31 | N/A |
June 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Support for custom service architecture diagrams | After creating a service, service providers can go to the service details page to customize the service architecture diagram. When a user creates a service instance, the customized diagram is displayed in the upper-right corner of the page, clearly showing the service architecture. | 2023-06-30 | |
Service overview for service providers | The Compute Nest console now provides a service overview on the service details page. On the service instance details page, service providers can view key metrics for a service, including Total Instances, Online Instances, Pending Service Applications, Total Users, and Online Users. | 2023-06-30 | |
Resource cost display for service instance modifications | When users modify the configurations of a service instance, the modification page displays the costs for the updated resources after the new parameters are set. | 2023-06-30 | |
Manual import of cloud resources for single-tenant, fully managed service instances | Service providers can now import new cloud resources into existing single-tenant, fully managed service instances. After a service instance is created, a service provider can navigate to the Resources tab, click Import Cloud Resources, and then import the required cloud resources in the pop-up window. | 2023-06-30 | None |
ROS resource support in Compute Nest service instances | Compute Nest service instances now support ROS integration, allowing service providers to reference other published services when writing a template and simplifying the creation process. | 2023-06-30 | None |
May 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Resource isolation for single-tenant fully managed service instances | When you create a single-tenant fully managed service, you can enable Resource Directory to simplify resource management, billing, and log auditing. When a user creates a service instance, Compute Nest automatically creates a member account in your Resource Directory to isolate resources. | 2023-05-31 | |
Billing details for fully managed service instances | Service providers can now view billing details for fully managed service instances. For single-tenant deployments, service providers need to bill users for the cloud resources that their service instances consume. You can enable this feature to review and manage these charges. | 2023-05-31 | |
Resource group integration for services and service instances | Compute Nest now supports resource group integration for services and service instances. If you manage multiple services and need to categorize them, you can assign them to different resource groups for better organization and access control. | 2023-05-31 | |
Provider approval for deploying single-tenant fully managed service instances | To enhance security for single-tenant fully managed services sold offline, a service provider must now approve a user's request to create a service instance before deployment can begin. | 2023-05-31 | Provider approval for deploying single-tenant fully managed service instances |
Deploy single-tenant fully managed service instances as a service provider | You can now create single-tenant fully managed service instances on behalf of your users. Use the Provider Deployment Link in the service provider console to deploy instances for your users. | 2023-05-31 | Configure user deployment permissions for fully managed services |
April 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Enable listing trial services on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace | Service providers can now list services with trial offers on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. When you create a service that includes a trial and want to list it on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, you need to publish the service as a product. In the Sales Information section, select Subscription as the billing method. Then, set Trial Supported to Yes and specify the trial duration. | 2023-04-30 | None |
Share service instance configuration parameters | You can now share your configuration parameters for a service instance with other users. After setting the parameters on the service instance creation page, click the share icon in the upper-right corner to get a shareable link. | 2023-04-30 | None |
Configure elastic strength for ECS instances in fully managed service packages | Low availability of a specific ECS instance type can reduce the deployment success rate. To prevent this, service providers can configure alternative instance types. This feature improves the deployment success rate by automatically selecting an available instance type during provisioning. | 2023-04-30 | |
Improve the UI for adding packages when creating a service | The UI for adding packages when you create a service is improved. Different packages and their parameters are now displayed on the same page, making it easier for service providers to compare parameters across packages. | 2023-04-30 | |
Filter and view service instances by user ID | Service providers can now filter service instances by user ID. | 2023-04-30 | None |
Trial service instance creation limit | A creation limit now applies to trial service instances. By default, each user account can create only one trial service instance per service. To increase your quota, submit a request on the General Quotas page in Quota Center. | 2023-04-30 | None |
March 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Modify configuration | Compute Nest supports configuration modification for privately deployed services and fully managed services. Service providers can define configuration modification settings when creating a service. After a service instance is created, users can modify its configuration if the parameters or selected package no longer meet business needs. | 2023-03-31 | |
View deleted service instances | Service providers can now view deleted service instances in the console. On the Service Instance Management page, service providers can select Show Deleted Service Instances. The console will display information about these instances, simplifying billing statistics. | 2023-03-31 | None |
Batch-upgrade service instances | When a new service version is released, service providers can batch-upgrade eligible privately deployed and single-tenant fully managed service instances. On the O&M Management tab of the service details page, service providers click Batch Upgrade, then select the desired service instances and configure the upgrade parameters in the pop-up window. | 2023-03-31 | Upgrade and roll back service instances in batches |
Customize O&M operations for fully managed services | The O&M management feature in Compute Nest supports custom O&M operations. When creating a service, providers can customize O&M templates and operation guide pages based on the service's characteristics. This simplifies O&M tasks for service instances. | 2023-03-31 | |
Manage instance resources for proxy O&M services | Compute Nest allows service providers to manage resources other than ECS instances, such as SLB instance resources and RDS instance resources, within a proxy O&M service. On the Resources tab of the service instance, users can view information and perform operations such as Start, Restart, and Remote Connection on the resources. | 2023-03-31 | |
Update resources during a service instance upgrade | When upgrading a service, service providers can select the upgrade scope of a service instance in the Upgrade Service Components setting within the Upgrade section. When a service provider configures Resource Configuration in Upgrade Service Component, users can re-select the resources for the service instance after selecting an upgrade version in the Upgrade Service Instance pop-up window. | 2023-03-31 | |
Enable automatic tag inheritance | When you apply a tag to a service instance, its resources automatically inherit it. This simplifies resource filtering and categorization. | 2023-03-31 | None |
"Create Service" page update | Compute Nest has optimized the "Create Service" page. The process is now divided into four main sections: Basic Information, Service Deployment, Service O&M (Optional), and Advanced O&M (Optional). This helps service providers plan and enter service information more systematically. | 2023-03-31 | None |
February 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
VNC remote connections for managed O&M services | Managed O&M services support VNC remote connections. If a Workbench remote connection is insufficient for O&M tasks on an ECS instance, the service provider can use a VNC remote connection instead. | 2023-02-28 | Perform O&M on an ECS instance by using a VNC remote connection |
Test service upgrade configurations | Compute Nest allows service providers to test service upgrade configurations. After modifying or configuring a service upgrade, service providers can test the upgrade on a service instance before submitting it for review and release. | 2023-02-28 | Test the service upgrade feature |
Prometheus monitoring for private deployment services | Private deployment services support Prometheus monitoring configuration. Service providers can configure Prometheus monitoring parameters to view monitoring data for their service instances. Users can enable this feature when creating a service instance and view the monitoring data after the instance is created. | 2023-02-28 | Integrate private deployment services with Prometheus monitoring |
Authorizing service providers to upgrade service instances | Service providers can upgrade service instances for private deployment services that have an add-on managed O&M feature and for standalone managed O&M services. When creating a service of either type, service providers can request 'All Permissions' or 'Upgrade Permission' under Required User Permissions. If a user grants this permission when creating a service instance, the service provider can upgrade that instance. | 2023-02-28 | None |
Configure the scope of a service upgrade | Compute Nest allows service providers to configure the scope of a service upgrade. When setting up an upgrade, service providers can include resource configuration and application configuration in the scope. When a user upgrades a service instance, the process updates all components included in the upgrade scope.
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January 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Trial services support custom packages | Trial services now support custom packages. Service providers can now enable trials for services that include a custom package. If enabled, users can configure the package parameters when they create a trial service instance. | 2023-01-30 | None |
View container deployment resources in a service instance | You can now view resources for container-based deployments within a service instance. On the Resources tab of the service instance details page, find resources under the product name Container Service for Kubernetes. Click a resource ID to go to the ACK console and view container resource details. | 2023-01-30 | None |
Improved cost display when creating a service instance | The cost display during service instance creation has been improved. When you create a service instance, specify the parameters and click Next: Confirm Order. The order confirmation page then displays the price details for the resources, your current account balance, and available credit. | 2023-01-30 | None |
Service template testing | Compute Nest now provides a service template testing feature. After creating and saving a service, service providers can test the service template before submitting it for review. Testing helps identify potential template issues, improving the deployment success rate for users. | 2023-01-30 | Test service configurations and parameters |
PrivateLink support for private deployment services | Private deployment services now support PrivateLink. Once enabled, a service provider can share a service from their VPC with a customer's VPC. The user receives a private domain name and can access the service through PrivateLink. | 2023-01-30 | |
PrivateLink support for trial services | A service provider can enable private access with PrivateLink for a private deployment service that supports trials, provided it has an SLB (ALIYUN::SLB::LoadBalancer) resource in its service template. The provider can then select the SLB resource template for the connection in the trial configuration section. When users create a trial service instance, they can configure network parameters to connect their VPC to the service's VPC. Users can then access the service's private domain name via PrivateLink. | 2023-01-30 | |
Autofill for container CIDR block in trial service instances | When you create a trial service instance for a container deployment, the system now automatically populates the container CIDR block during ACK cluster creation. | 2023-01-30 | None |
View the source of deployment permission applications | Service providers can now track the source of deployment permission applications in Compute Nest. A service provider can append the | 2023-01-30 |
December 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Redeployment of failed private deployment service instances | When a service instance deployment fails, you can click Redeploy. You can then choose to deploy directly or modify the service instance parameters and continue the deployment. If you choose to modify parameters, you are redirected to the Continue Deployment page to make changes before redeploying. | 2022-12-30 | |
Service providers can upload deployment artifacts larger than 5 GB | Service providers can now use Alibaba Cloud CLI to upload deployment artifacts larger than 5 GB to Compute Nest. On the Create Deployment Artifact page, click Obtain Access Credential to generate an upload command. Adjust the command as needed and run it in Alibaba Cloud CLI to upload the large file. After the upload is complete, enter the name of the uploaded file in the deployment artifact configuration. | 2022-12-30 | Create a deployment artifact |
Service providers can bind custom packages to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace products | When listing a Compute Nest Service on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, service providers can bind a custom package to a product specification. The binding process is the same as for fixed packages. | 2022-12-30 | None |
New order confirmation page for Alibaba Cloud Marketplace purchases | When you purchase a product on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace that is bound to a Compute Nest Service, a new order confirmation page appears. On this page, you can preview the entered parameters, estimated costs, and your current account balance. | 2022-12-30 | None |
Service providers can customize the service instance name prefix when creating a Service | Service providers can now set a prefix for the service instance name when they create a Service. After the prefix is set, Compute Nest automatically populates the service instance name field when a user creates a service instance. This simplifies the parameter entry process for users. Users can also modify the auto-populated prefix. | 2022-12-30 | |
Service providers can customize O&M templates for private deployment Services | The O&M management feature in Compute Nest now supports custom O&M operations. When creating a Service, service providers can customize an O&M template and an O&M manual page based on the specific characteristics of their Service. This simplifies O&M on service instances for users. | 2022-12-30 | |
New usage reporting dimensions, Memory and Unit, for pay-as-you-go Alibaba Cloud Marketplace products | For pay-as-you-go Services on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, service providers can now report usage based on two new dimensions: Memory and Unit. Alibaba Cloud Marketplace uses this data to calculate costs. The service provider defines the data reported for the Unit dimension. | 2022-12-30 | Data reporting for pay-as-you-go Compute Nest Services on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace |
November 2022
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Related documentation |
Pay-as-you-go unit prices on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace now support up to six decimal places | When listing a Compute Nest service on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, you can now set the pay-as-you-go unit price with a precision of up to six decimal places. | 2022-11-30 | None |
Digital signature verification for Compute Nest services | When an API call is initiated from an ECS resource in Compute Nest, Compute Nest returns a digital signature. Service providers can use the method provided by Compute Nest to calculate the signature's value and compare it with the returned signature to verify that the data has not been tampered with. | 2022-11-30 | |
New O&M tasks page for service instances | Service providers can now publish O&M announcements for service upgrades or vulnerability fixes. After an announcement is published, Compute Nest automatically creates an O&M task for the user's service instance. | 2022-11-30 | |
Private services support container images | When you create a private service, you can now define a container image in the template and associate it with a distributed container image deployment package in the Container Image Association section. | 2022-11-30 | |
Deployment packages support container images | You can now create deployment packages of the container image type. | 2022-11-30 | Create a deployment package |
Compute Nest supports sorting and custom labels for ROS template output parameters | When you write a service template, the output parameters in the template now support sorting and using Chinese characters in their labels. | 2022-11-30 | None |
O&M for deploying or failed fully managed service instances | Compute Nest now supports O&M and entrusted O&M on fully managed service instances that are deploying or have failed to deploy. | 2022-11-30 | None |
Model optimization for fully managed services and service instances | The version information for fully managed services and service instances is no longer displayed to users. | 2022-11-30 | None |
October 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Add an application login URL to the OAuth authentication configuration | When you create a fully-managed service, you can now add a login URL for your application. After a user creates a service instance, this URL is displayed in the service instance details, which allows the user to quickly log in to your application. | 2022-10-30 | |
Configure service instance names | You can now customize the name of a service instance when you create it. | 2022-10-30 | |
Force delete all groups in an application | In application management, Compute Nest now lets you force-delete all groups within an application. | 2022-10-30 | N/A |
Navigate to Marketplace from the service instance list | On the Service Instance Management page, service providers can click a service instance's user ID to view the customer's purchase details in Marketplace. On the Service Instance Management page, you can click Cloud Marketplace Details for a service instance to view its purchase details in the Cloud Marketplace. | 2022-10-30 | N/A |
Marketplace metering now supports service provider reporting | With this feature, Compute Nest reports resource usage data from service instances purchased on Marketplace to Marketplace. Marketplace then uses this data to calculate and deduct service fees based on predefined billing information. | 2022-10-30 | Data reporting for pay-as-you-go Compute Nest services on Marketplace |
Integrate Auto Scaling lifecycle hooks with software packages | For service instances deployed using a software package, you may need to scale the underlying ECS instances. When upgrading such a service instance, you must deploy the new software package to existing ECS instances and update the package address in the Auto Scaling lifecycle hook. This ensures that newly scaled-out ECS instances are deployed with the latest software package version. | 2022-10-30 | Update a service and upgrade a service instance by using a software package |
Permission checks during service instance deployment | After you click Create to deploy a service instance, Compute Nest checks for the required permissions and displays the results. | 2022-10-30 | N/A |
Reverse private network access for fully-managed services | You can now create a fully-managed service that supports reverse private network access. This feature automatically establishes a private connection from the service provider's VPC to your VPC. | 2022-10-30 | |
Extend the expiration date for trial service instances | Service providers can now extend the expiration date of a user's trial service instance. | 2022-10-30 | |
Support for Alibaba Cloud E-MapReduce (EMR) | Compute Nest now supports Alibaba Cloud E-MapReduce (EMR). This integration lets service providers offer a convenient and manageable, enterprise-grade, open-source big data service. | 2022-10-30 | N/A |
September 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Security scans for artifacts | After an artifact is published, Compute Nest performs a daily security scan on the latest version. The scan results are displayed on the artifact details page. | 2022-09-30 | |
View trial cost information | Service providers can now view cost information for trial service instances on the Trial Details tab of the service details page. | 2022-09-30 | None |
Custom licenses for private deployment services | When you create a private deployment service, you can now configure a custom license to set usage limits for the application within a service instance, or to retrieve or pass custom information. | 2022-09-30 | |
Associate packages from file artifacts in service templates | When you create a service template, you can now define a placeholder for a package association. Then, in the package association settings, you link it to a file artifact. When a user creates a service instance, Compute Nest automatically replaces the placeholder with the file URL of the artifact corresponding to the deployment region. | 2022-09-30 | |
Image and package association for fully-managed services | You can now associate image and package artifacts with single-tenant, fully-managed services. | 2022-09-30 | |
Support for additional billable items on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace | You can now configure additional billable items for subscription-based products listed on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace through the Compute Nest console. This is useful when the software price varies based on the quantity of cloud resources a user selects. | 2022-09-30 | None |
Deployment link permissions for trial services | For trial services, you can now set deployment link permissions to Public, Restricted, Restricted for production deployment only, or Restricted for trial deployment only. | 2022-09-30 | |
Bind software and resource lifecycles for services on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace | When a user purchases a Compute Nest service from Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, they acquire both the software and the required cloud resources. As a service provider, you can align the software usage period with the resource billing cycle. To do this, define the resource billing method in the service template, configure the billing method binding, and then list the service on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. | 2022-09-30 | Bind Alibaba Cloud Marketplace software with resource payment configuration |
Session recording playback for users and service providers | Users and service providers can now view session recording playbacks. | 2022-09-30 | |
Manage service instance lifecycle events | Service providers can now manage service instance lifecycle events, such as creations, renewals, and deletions, from the CloudMonitor console. | 2022-09-30 |
August 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
View expiration times and renewal methods for service instance resources | You can now view the expiration time and renewal method for resources on the service instance details page on the Compute Nest console. | 2022-08-30 | |
Redesigned instance type selection page | When you create a service instance, you can now filter by instance family and category on the instance type selection page. This helps you quickly find the instance types that meet your requirements. | 2022-08-30 | |
Pay-as-you-go billing for Compute Nest services on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace | After a Compute Nest service is listed on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, you can enable pay-as-you-go billing. | 2022-08-30 | None |
Process and availability monitoring for private deployment services | You can now view process monitoring and availability monitoring information on the service instance details page on the Compute Nest console. | 2022-08-30 | |
Package settings for single-tenant fully managed services | You can now configure multiple packages when you create a single-tenant fully managed service. | 2022-08-30 | |
Audit log filtering | You can now filter audit logs by tag. | 2022-08-30 | |
New user welcome page | The Compute Nest console now includes a welcome page that provides an overview of its features and how to create a service instance. | 2022-08-30 | None |
Application import for multi-tenant fully managed services | When you create a multi-tenant fully managed service, you can now import resources into an application group. This allows you to use the application's grouping, O&M, monitoring, and CI/CD features. | 2022-08-30 |
July 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Parameter mapping and hidden parameters for fully-managed services | When creating a fully-managed service, you can hide template parameters. You can also configure a parameter mapping by defining a dependent and a corresponding parameter with specific values, which automatically hides the corresponding parameter. | 2022-07-30 | |
New O&M capabilities for managed O&M services | For managed O&M services, service providers or users can now perform O&M operations on service instances, such as elastic scaling, starting instances in batches, and uploading files to multiple ECS instances. | 2022-07-30 | |
Free trials for private deployment services | Private deployment services now offer free trials that include most features of the full service. | 2022-07-30 | |
New file and script types for deployment packages | The deployment package management feature now lets you create file and script deployment packages for service management. | 2022-07-30 | Create a deployment package |
Tenant type selection for fully-managed services | When you create a fully-managed service, you can now set the tenant type. | 2022-07-30 |
June 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Cloud Monitor integration on the service instance monitoring page | The content on the Monitoring tab of the service instance details page is optimized. You can now view information about availability monitoring, process monitoring, and alarm history. | 2022-06-30 | |
Free trial for private deployment services | Private deployment services now support free trials. Users can create trial service instances. | 2022-06-30 | |
Apply for deployment link permissions in the Compute Nest console | Users can apply for deployment link permissions for services they do not have access to, or click the | 2022-06-30 | |
Enhanced log display on the service instance details page | The deployment log display on the service instance details page has been enhanced to include columns for Log Category, Resource Type, Associated ID, Source, and Status. | 2022-06-30 | |
PrivateLink support for single-tenant fully managed services | Single-tenant fully managed services support PrivateLink. | 2022-06-30 |
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Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Single-tenant fully managed service | When creating a fully managed service, you can deploy a single-tenant fully managed service using ROS or Terraform and authorize users to view audit logs and session recordings. | 2022-05-30 | |
Application grouping for private deployments | When creating a private deployment service, you can group resources in a user's service instance by application. Each application supports a separate monitoring configuration. | 2022-05-30 | |
Deployment management | You can now create deployments to manage your services. | 2022-05-30 | Create a deployment |
Improved UI for creating service instances | The improved UI now supports an outline view, parameter grouping, and custom package selection. | 2022-05-30 | |
Use session management to access local private networks | Fully managed services now support Session Manager in Cloud Assistant, allowing users to access ECS services from their local machines over a private network. | 2022-05-30 | Use Session Manager to access services over a private network |
April 2022
Feature | Description | Release Date | References |
PrivateLink connection to multiple VPCs | When you create a fully managed service instance, you can now create multiple PrivateLink connections. | 2022-04-30 | |
Elastic scaling for private deployment service instances | After you create a private deployment service instance, you can elastically scale the scaling group. | 2022-04-30 | |
Cost analysis | Compute Nest now supports cost analysis for your service instances. | 2022-04-30 | |
Tag management | You can now add or remove tags to organize your services and service instances, making them easier to search for and filter. | 2022-04-30 | |
Password-free logon for fully managed services | You can now use your Alibaba Cloud account to log on to a fully managed service password-free. | 2022-04-30 | |
Onboarding guide on the welcome page | The welcome page for service providers in the console now includes an onboarding guide for Compute Nest. | 2022-04-30 | None |
Bind multiple service templates to multiple Cloud Marketplace specifications | Service providers can now configure multiple templates for a Compute Nest service and bind them to multiple Cloud Marketplace specifications. When a user purchases a specific specification, the system uses the corresponding template to create the service instance. | 2022-04-30 | None |
Service instance upgrade | You can now upgrade a service instance to apply the latest optimizations. | 2022-04-30 | |
Subscription billing on Cloud Marketplace | Compute Nest services listed on Cloud Marketplace now support the subscription billing method. | 2022-04-30 | None |
March 2022
Feature name | Description | Release date | Related documents |
Kubernetes YAML template support for container deployments | Service providers creating private deployment services using container deployment can now configure applications with Kubernetes YAML templates. | 2022-03-07 | None |
Cost analysis for service instances | Users can now view a cost analysis of the resources in a service instance. | 2022-03-07 |
February 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
PrivateLink support for fully-managed services | When creating a fully-managed service, a service provider can configure PrivateLink to grant users private access to the service. | 2022-02-25 |
December 2021
Feature name | Overview | Release date | Related documentation |
Support for O&M notifications in O&M services | Enables the configuration of O&M notifications to push alert events from users to service providers. | 2021-12-30 | |
Permission settings for service deployment URLs | When creating a service, service providers can set the permissions for the deployment URL to Public or Restricted. If Restricted is selected, an allowlist must be configured for the service deployment URL. | 2021-12-30 | |
Management of existing resources | Supports managing existing resources and environments in user accounts. | 2021-12-23 | None |
Support for tags and resource groups in private deployment services | When users create a service instance for a private deployment service, they can specify tags and a resource group. | 2021-12-15 | |
Dependent service check | When a user creates a service instance for a private deployment service, Compute Nest checks if dependent services are enabled. If a dependent service is not enabled, Compute Nest prompts the user to enable it. | 2021-12-01 |
November 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Documentation |
Quickly create private deployment services using scenario templates | Service providers can use a scenario template to quickly configure a private deployment service. | 2021-11-30 | Quickly create a Compute Nest service by using a custom image |
Populate parameters by importing a parameter file | When you create a service instance, you can import a parameter file to populate the parameters. | 2021-11-30 | |
Multi-region image distribution and authorization | Service providers can distribute and authorize images across multiple regions. | 2021-11-19 | |
DingTalk ISV application integration | Compute Nest now supports the integration of DingTalk ISV applications. | 2021-11-15 | None |
October 2021
Feature | Description | Date | Documentation |
Container deployment for private services | Deploy private services using containers. | 2021-10-28 | |
Deployment logs for service instances | View deployment logs for service instances. | 2021-10-15 |
September 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Related documentation |
Managed O&M service | Launched the managed O&M service. Private deployment services now support managed O&M. | 2021-09-30 | |
Price inquiry for private deployment service instances | You can now view pricing when you create a private deployment service instance. | 2021-09-20 | |
Terraform template support for private deployment services | You can now use a Terraform template to deploy a private deployment service. | 2021-09-15 |
August 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Compute Nest notification service | The Compute Nest notification service is now available:
| 2021-08-30 | |
Audit logs for service instances | Compute Nest is integrated with ActionTrail. You can view audit logs for a service instance on the Service Instance Management page or in the ActionTrail console. | 2021-08-30 | |
Package settings for private deployment services | When creating a private deployment service, service providers can configure packages to simplify parameter selection for users. | 2021-08-30 |
July 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Related documentation |
View estimated deployment time for service instances | When creating a private deployment service or a fully-managed service, service providers can now specify the estimated deployment time. | 2021-07-30 | |
View deployment progress for service instances | When users create a service instance, the deployment page now displays the deployment progress as a percentage. | 2021-07-30 | |
Redeploy a service instance | When a service provider tests a service or a user creates a service instance, they can now redeploy the service instance. | 2021-07-30 |