Alibaba

Source: https://docs.genymotion.com/paas/02_Getting_Started/023_Alibaba

Keywords: Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, Genymotion, Android images, ARM64, x86_64, Elastic Compute Service, VPC, Security Group, SSH

Document ID: paas_02_Getting_Started_023_Alibaba

Available Android Images

We offer ARM64 and x86_64 images with the following Android versions:

Set up and create an instance

Select your image and subscription plan

To create a Genymotion instance, follow these steps:

1) Go to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace.

2) Select an image (Android version + architecture) for your Genymotion instance.

3) Click Choose Your plan and proceed to select your subscription plan.

Setup your instance

General settings

In Elastic Compute Service, select the Custom Launch option.

In Billing Method, select Pay-As-You-Go.

In Region, select your geographical area. The zone determines what computing resources are available and where your data is stored and used.

In Network and zone, select a VPC and a vSwitch.

Instances & Images

In the Instance section, select the Instance type that matches your image architecture (x86 or arm64) and your need. The recommended instance types depending on usage are:

| Usage | ARM64 | x86_64 | |---|---|---| | Basic Android environment (Automation, monitoring, testing, no graphical interactions) | ecs.c6r.large | ecs.s2.small | | Low-profile Android environment (Basic interactions, not suitable for video streaming or games) | ecs.g6r.large | ecs.s2.large | | Standard Android environment (Common usage, suitable for low-res video streaming or 2D games) | ecs.c6r.xlarge | ecs.s3.large | | Professional Android environment (Better performance for basic video streaming and 2D games) | ecs.g6r.xlarge | ecs.m1.medium | | High-end Android environment (High-res Video streaming, 3D games) | ecs.c6r.2xlarge | ecs.c1.large |

Available instance types may change depending on the region.

In the Image section, ensure that Marketplace Image is selected:

Storage

In the Storage section, select the System Disk type and size (default: Ultra Disk). Minimum is 40GiB.

Note: Storage space is less expensive with Ultra Disk (default).

SSD Cloud Disk is better for random IOPS or streaming throughput with low latency.

It is unnecessary to add a Data Disk, because it won't be used in the instance.

Bandwidths & Security Groups

In the Public IP Address section, check Assign Public IPv4 Address to assign a public IP to your instance.

Please note that without a public IP, your instance will not be reachable outside of Alicloud VPC!

In Security Group, select the custom Security Group you want to use. If you already have Security Groups, click Select Security Group.

Otherwise, select the New Security Group tab to create a new group. You can create a Basic Security Group with SSH, HTTPS and HTTP for basic access. Or you can use an Advanced Security Group for more refined security settings.

You can only add basic access (SSH, HTTPS, HTTP) at this point. You may need to edit your security Group later to refine your security or add more rules, such as ADB access.

For details about security settings, please refer to Requirements - Network security settings.

Management

In the Management section, you can set or create a key pair to access the instance via SSH. For more details about SSH access, please refer to Accessing an instance with SSH.

You can select Set Later to set the key pair later.

Do not use ecs-user as username.

Create your instance

Read Alibaba ECS terms carefully, and click Create Order to get started.

You will be prompted when your instance is ready.

Access an instance with a web browser

Once the initial setup is done, the instance automatically starts. It can take up to two minutes before the instance can be accessed through the web browser.

From the management console, in Instances, select the instance you want to access.

From the IP address column copy the Internet IP address and paste it to your web browser. A connection warning pops up:

Click Advanced and proceed to connect.

To remove this warning permanently, you must install a trusted certificate.

By default, the username is genymotion and the password is the Instance ID of the instance you can retrieve from column Instance ID/Name:

To change the default username and password, please refer to Change authentication.