Huawei Cloud Yaoyun Server L instance evaluation: a new choice for rapid website building, ideal for start-ups and developers

Huawei Cloud Yaoyun Server L instance evaluation: a new choice for rapid website building, ideal for start-ups and developers

Introduction:

As the community of start-ups, growing companies, and individual developers grows, their demand for a set of easy-to-use, energy-efficient cloud infrastructure becomes stronger. The business scale of these groups is often limited to small-scale use or only used as internal development environments. They are mainly used in e-commerce store management, corporate websites, small program operation and other scenarios. At this time, switching to a cloud server that is lightweight, efficient, easy to deploy, affordable, easy to use, and worry-free to manage is naturally the first choice for this group of people.

Summary:

The article evaluates the rapid website building experience of Huawei Cloud Yaoyun Server L instance and points out that this product is suitable for start-ups, growing enterprises and individual developers, especially in scenarios such as e-commerce store management, corporate websites, and mini program operation. Through benchmark tests, it was found that HECS L has balanced performance in multiple application scenarios. Compared with other lightweight server products, it has excellent performance. It is also affordable and easy to deploy. It is a good choice for start-up and growing enterprises and individual developers.

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product description

Huawei Cloud has launched a new HECS L cloud server for start-ups, growing enterprises, and entry-level developers, aiming to meet the needs of users with relatively weak IT capabilities. HECS L is different from traditional cloud servers. It integrates cloud servers, networks, storage and security functions, and provides a variety of application images and system images by simplifying parameters and options, making it easier for users to quickly deploy services.

As the community of start-ups, growing enterprises, and individual developers continues to grow, their demand for easy-to-use, high-performance cloud infrastructure becomes increasingly urgent. The business scale of these users is usually small, and they may only be used on a small scale, or may only be used in internal development environments, such as e-commerce store management, corporate websites, small program running and other scenarios. In this case, choosing a cloud server that is lightweight, efficient, easy to deploy, affordable, easy to get started, and convenient to manage has naturally become their first choice.

Huawei Cloud has launched a new HECS L cloud server for start-ups, growing enterprises, and entry-level developers, aiming to meet the needs of users with relatively weak IT capabilities. HECS L is different from traditional cloud servers. It integrates cloud servers, networks, storage and security functions, and provides a variety of application images and system images by simplifying parameters and options, making it easier for users to quickly deploy services. At the same time, while ensuring performance and safety, the price of HECS L is also very affordable. For start-ups, growing companies, and individuals, resources can be easily deployed, managed, and used through an intuitive visual interface without requiring much knowledge of operation and maintenance.

HECS L is built on Huawei Cloud Qingtian architecture, which includes two key components: the "hardware and software collaboration system" on the data side and the "Yaoguang Smart Cloud Brain" on the management and control side. On the data plane, vertical optimization has been carried out to meet different levels of requirements (L0/L1/L2), increasing computing density by 2 times and delivery efficiency by 4 times, and using liquid cooling technology to achieve heat dissipation and PUE of high-power CPUs. of reduction. With the help of the "Qingtian Card" with deep software and hardware collaboration, complete offloading and acceleration of computing, storage, network and security are achieved, while providing storage latency as low as 100μs and network latency as low as 10μs.

In terms of management and control, Yaoguang Smart Cloud Brain, as a distributed cloud operating system, realizes key functions such as global resource scheduling, dynamic negotiation and governance, and intelligent matching of diverse computing power, thereby optimizing global resource supply and simplifying diversity. Use of computing power. Huawei's Yaoguang scheduling algorithm team performed outstandingly and won multiple awards in competitions, demonstrating its strong scheduling capabilities.

In terms of network, Huawei Cloud's global storage and computing network KooVerse covers the world and adopts a unified architecture of distributed cloud infrastructure to provide a high-quality network that is secure, stable, and low-latency. This network builds a 50 millisecond high-quality user experience service circle to ensure low-latency experience for real-time audio and video, real-time games, online education and other applications.

Through Huawei Cloud Qingtian architecture and global storage and computing network, HECS L achieves efficient service deployment and extensive network coverage, providing users with an efficient and agile experience foundation. Next, we will introduce the performance and capabilities of HECS L in detail .

Compared with traditional cloud servers, HECS L pays more attention to the simplicity of user purchase and use. In order to solve the problems encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises and developers in the selection, deployment, and operation and maintenance processes, the Huawei Cloud user experience team has adjusted the selection process of HECS L and based the purchase model on the actual application scenarios of customers. Optimized. Huawei Cloud also provides two images for users to choose from for free to further simplify the usage process.

First of all, application images are mainly targeted at customers with specific needs. These application images include a series of services, such as Linux visual pagoda panel, WordPress enterprise website building system, Matomo website statistical analysis platform, Portainer Docker visualization, GitLab one-stop DevOps platform, PrestaShop e-commerce system, Nextcloud enterprise cloud disk system, Odoo enterprise Integrated ERP system, Superset data exploration and visualization platform, SRS real-time video server, etc. These application images cover server operation and maintenance, enterprise website building, data analysis, Docker containers, code management, e-commerce, enterprise cloud disk, ERP, data management, streaming media push and other service fields, which can basically satisfy the vast majority of start-ups. Business needs of enterprises and individual developers.

This improvement makes HECS L options closer to actual application scenarios, allowing users to more easily meet their business needs without excessive configuration and customization. Such flexibility and convenience will help small and medium-sized enterprises and developers use cloud servers more quickly and efficiently to accelerate business development and innovation.

In addition, HECS L also provides four types of system images, including Windows Server, Ubuntu, CentOS and Huawei Cloud EulerOS, to meet the needs of users who require a pure environment for business deployment. These four system images provide more flexibility and are especially suitable for professional developers and users who may need to be highly customized and configured according to their own requirements to meet specific business needs.

These system images provide users with a stable, reliable and clean operating system environment, allowing them to freely build and deploy various applications and services. Whether developing .NET applications on Windows Server or Linux applications on Ubuntu, CentOS or Huawei Cloud EulerOS, these system images provide professional developers with a trusted platform to achieve their business goals. . This further enhances the diversity and applicability of HECS L to meet the various needs of different users.

In terms of specifications, HECS L offers more choices and customization than other cloud server products. Currently, users can choose HECS L products in three major regions: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Processor and memory specifications include three options: 2U2G, 2U4G and 2U8G to meet different business needs.

HECS L also provides system disks of different sizes, peak bandwidths and traffic packages, with default configurations based on user needs to help users meet their needs more quickly. These instance specifications are different from traditional server products. They integrate multiple services, including system disk, IP address, bandwidth, traffic and other services. It is particularly worth mentioning that the traffic package mode is the most cost-effective option. It not only provides greater bandwidth, but also reduces costs through traffic mode. Even if the user uses up the allocated traffic in a certain month, the excess will be charged on demand, with a unit price of 0.8 yuan/GB, which will not affect the normal operation of the business. Considering that the target users of HECS L are start-ups and individual users, the business scale is usually relatively small, and the traffic packages provided in the instance are usually sufficient to meet daily use needs.

These specifications and configuration options make HECS L a flexible and cost-effective cloud server option that can cater to users of various sizes and needs, providing a better user experience.

In addition, for users with specific needs, HECS L also provides additional data disks, host security and cloud backup services. The purchase method of HECS L is very simple. It basically contains the minimum environment required for cloud server operation, allowing users to complete the environment setup in a one-click manner, thus reducing the decision-making process. Users can realize automatic orchestration and one-click activation, so that services can go online in minutes.

Currently, HECS L provides a prepaid model with yearly and monthly packages, and the package length can range from 1 month to 3 years. In the three regions of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, you can purchase up to 15 HECS L instances. But if you need larger quotas, you can request additional quotas to meet the demand. Based on our experience, Huawei Cloud usually responds to requests within 1 working day, so that users can expand their cloud server resources more flexibly to meet changing business needs.

These purchase and configuration options further emphasize the flexibility and convenience of HECS L, allowing users to easily customize and manage cloud server resources according to their needs and budget. This helps improve business agility and efficiency, allowing users to focus more on business development rather than tedious operation, maintenance and configuration work.

In addition to users choosing the relevant specifications of HECS L, Huawei Cloud also provides two HECS L package options. Among them, the default specification of the basic package is 2U4G, with a 70GB system disk, providing 5Mbps peak bandwidth, 1000GB traffic, 100GB cloud backup and host security services. This basic package is suitable for start-ups or individual users, and is especially suitable for basic website building needs.

This package model provides users with an easy choice, especially for those just starting out who may not be sure what specifications and configurations are required. The Basic package provides a preconfigured environment that includes sufficient memory, storage, bandwidth and backup services so that users can quickly launch and deploy their basic website or application.

This package option makes it easier for users to get started with cloud computing, reducing the complexity of configuration and decision-making, allowing them to focus on business development and innovation. This is an attractive option for start-ups and individual users because it provides a convenient and fast way to get started with cloud servers.

In addition, HECS L also provides two high-availability packages, each containing two 2U4G hosts. These high-availability packages not only include cloud backup and host security services, but also Yunyao load balancing services. This is an ideal choice for start-ups and growing companies with relatively large business volume and certain technical capabilities. These packages are cost-effective, stable and secure.

Traditional cloud services usually cause resource management to be scattered across multiple user interfaces after purchase, making it difficult for users to clearly understand which resources they have purchased and the status of the current resources. HECS L solves this problem by providing visual resource views and information aggregation views, which intuitively and clearly display the relationships and real-time dynamics between resources through charts and relationships between resources. This allows users to achieve global monitoring and unified lifecycle management to better understand and manage their cloud server resources.

This visualization and information aggregation function helps users better understand and manage their cloud server environment, improves resource utilization, and also enhances real-time understanding of cloud server status and performance, thereby helping to be more effective operations and maintenance operations. This can provide better resource management and monitoring tools for start-ups and growing enterprises to help them better meet their business needs.

Deployment ease

For this group of users, choosing a cloud server that is lightweight, efficient, easy to deploy, affordable, easy to use, and worry-free to manage is naturally the first choice.

Next, we will experience the efficient and convenient operation, maintenance, management and usage experience of HECS L through actual business deployment. In this example, we will use the Pagoda panel for website construction. Pagoda Panel provides commonly used website building templates. Once selected, Huawei Cloud will automatically deploy Pagoda Linux Panel, allowing you to easily build and manage your website.

This experience will help users better understand the convenience and applicability of HECS L, and how to quickly achieve their business goals through cloud servers without worrying about complex configuration and management work. HECS L's simplification and automation features will enable start-ups and individual developers to focus more on business innovation rather than tedious technical details.

Step-by-step guidance is provided to help users complete server password reset and security group settings, and provides management backend links to help users quickly implement domain name binding. Here are the general steps:

Step 1: Server Password Reset

1. Log in to the Huawei Cloud console.

2. Find your HECS L instance on the console and click to enter the details page.

3. In the details page, look for the "Actions" or "More Actions" option. There will usually be a "Reset Password" or similar option.

4. After entering the password reset page, follow the prompts to enter the new password and confirm it.

5. After completing the password reset, make sure to save the new password in a safe place.

Step 2: Security Group Settings

1. In the details page of the same HECS L instance, find the Security Group option.

2. Click the "Security Group" option to enter the security group management page.

3. In the security group management page, you can create new security group rules, such as opening specific ports or allowing access from specific IP addresses.

4. Set the security group rules according to your needs and save the changes.

Step 3: Provide management backend link

1. Go to the HECS L details page in the console.

2. In the details page, find the server's public IP address.

3. Through this public IP address, you can access your server management backend through your browser. Typically, you need to use protocols such as SSH, RDP, or web console to access.

Step 4: Domain name binding

1. Configure your website or application on the server to support domain name binding.

2. Log in to your domain registrar's control panel.

3. Find the domain name management page and edit your domain name's DNS settings.

4. Add an A record or CNAME record to point your domain name to your server's public IP address.

5. Save the DNS settings and wait for DNS propagation to complete. This may take some time, usually a few hours.

6. Once DNS propagation is complete, your domain name will be successfully bound to your server.

This process is very user-friendly and requires no command line knowledge. Once the purchase is completed, you only need to wait for some time, and then you can enter the management page, log in and complete simple configuration, and then you can enter the Pagoda Linux panel to build the website easily and quickly.

In the Pagoda Linux panel, you can choose to use one of the two common website building combinations: LNMP (Linux + Nginx + MySQL + PHP) or LAMP (Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP). Both combinations offer a range of preconfigured tools and options that make it easier to create, manage, and scale your website.

This user-friendly approach makes website building easier, allowing users to get up and running quickly and start building their website, even without in-depth technical knowledge. This is a very attractive option for start-ups and individual developers because it reduces technical difficulties and allows them to focus more on business development and innovation.

The power of the Pagoda Linux panel is also reflected in the fact that it provides a variety of common website building templates, including WordPress, ThinkPHP, Discuz, etc. Users only need to choose according to their own business model to quickly build a website. These preconfigured templates and tools make it easier for users to create various types of websites without having to code or configure an environment from scratch.

In addition, the Pagoda Linux panel also supports multiple programming languages ​​​​and projects such as Java, Node.js, Go, Python, etc., allowing users to quickly deploy various applications and services. This provides developers with more flexibility to choose the appropriate technology stack according to their needs and accelerate the development and deployment process.

In short, the Pagoda Linux panel provides a wealth of website building templates and development tools, allowing users to create, manage and expand their websites and applications more quickly and conveniently. This variety and flexibility helps meet the various needs of different users, whether it is a personal website, a business website, or application development.

Here, after installing PHP, MySQL, Nginx and other operating environments, we use the built-in WordPress to build the website. From downloading to deployment and installation, we can quickly complete the website environment in just a few minutes.

Building a website using WordPress that comes with the Pagoda Linux panel is a very simple and efficient process. Here are the general steps:

1. Log in to the Pagoda Linux panel and enter the console.

2. In the console, find the "Websites" or "Sites" option and click "Add Site" or a similar option.

3. On the Add Site page, fill in your domain name information, select Nginx as the web server, select the PHP version (usually select the latest version), and click "Create" or "Submit."

4. Pagoda Linux panel will automatically create a virtual host for you and configure Nginx and PHP environments.

5. After the site is created, find the site's admin page where you'll find the One-Click Deployment or Installer options.

6. In the one-click deployment or installer page, select WordPress as the application to install.

7. Follow the prompts to fill in the relevant configuration information of WordPress, including website name, administrator username and password, etc.

8. Click "Install" or "Submit" and the Pagoda Linux panel will automatically download, deploy and install WordPress.

9. After the installation is complete, you can access your domain name to enter your newly created WordPress website.

Through this process, you can quickly complete the environment of WordPress website in a few minutes without manual configuration and installation. This greatly simplifies the process of website building, allowing users to focus more on content creation and website management without having to worry about complex technical details. This is a very convenient option for start-ups and individual developers.

In the WordPress backend, we can also customize, edit and upload website-related modules. From the purchase of the server to the deployment of WordPress, we did not enter any code or scripts during this period. The entire process is completely graphical interactive interface, which is very friendly for entry-level and operation and maintenance personnel of start-up and growing enterprises.

In addition to using the Pagoda Linux panel for WordPress website building templates, HECS L also provides WordPress images. You only need to select, purchase, and set the administrator user name and password in three steps to quickly build a WordPress website building system. This process does not require users to manually install Nginx. , PHP environment and MySQL database, one-click deployment can be achieved without the need for a command line, which is more efficient.

For e-commerce websites, HECS L also provides PrestaShop application images to facilitate quick website establishment and management. The entire deployment process is basically the same as the Pagoda Linux panel. PrestaShop is very suitable for foreign trade companies to build independent sites to facilitate users at home and abroad to purchase products.

In addition, the PrestaShop backend also provides a complete management environment, including product management, order management, customer information management, multi-language, etc., allowing foreign trade companies to quickly build their own sales network.

Generally speaking, HECS L's application image deployment is basically a "fool-like" operation. Users do not need to know coding or technical details. They only need to follow the steps of the Huawei Cloud Console to achieve zero-based deployment. Business deployment greatly lowers the threshold for using cloud servers. It can be used out of the box and deployed in minutes, allowing the business to run quickly from scratch and smoothing the usage threshold. This is a different experience brought by HECS L.

Performance evaluation

Through benchmark tests, we can see that HECS L has relatively balanced performance in many application scenarios. At similar price points and hardware configurations, HECS L performance is undoubtedly outstanding compared to other lightweight server products.

Next, we use testing tools to check the performance of HECS L. The configurations we use for testing here are all 2U4G, mainly for performance testing. The test environment is Ubuntu. The test items include Geekbench 6 processor performance test, Stream memory test, Sysbench MySQL performance test, ClickHouse benchmark test, Rally Elasticsearch benchmark test, among which Sysbench , ClickHouse and Rally tests. In order to better compare the performance of HECS L, we also conducted the same test on lightweight server A from another domestic mainstream cloud server manufacturer. The relevant specifications are consistent with HECS L.

Geekbench 6 processor performance test

Regarding the theoretical performance of the processor, we used Geekbench 6 to run the HECS L. The three-time average single-thread score is 1184 points, and the multi-thread score is 2132 points. The entry-level server level is basically consistent with its lightweight and entry-level positioning.

Stream memory test

Next, we use the stream memory test tool to test the memory performance of HECS and ALS6. Stream is one of the most popular comprehensive memory bandwidth real-world performance measurement tools in the industry. Stream supports four operations: Copy, Scale, Add, and Triad.

Copy first accesses a memory unit to read the value, and then writes the value to another memory unit. The Scale operation first reads the value from the memory unit, performs a multiplication operation, and then writes the result to another memory unit. The Add operation first reads two values ​​from the memory unit, performs the addition operation, and then writes the result to another memory unit. Triad means that the three operations of Copy, Scale, and Add are combined for testing.

The average scores are as follows:

From the test data here, we see that the HECS L memory performance level just matches the processor processing power. It can well meet the deployment of lightweight services in the cloud. Next, let’s take a look at the specific performance of HECS L through several benchmark tests that are biased toward actual use.

Sysbench-MySQL performance test

MySQL is a widely used relational database and is widely used by users from all over the world. MySQL software adopts a dual licensing policy and is divided into community version and commercial version. Due to its small size, fast speed, low total cost of ownership, and especially the characteristics of open source, MySQL is generally chosen as the website for the development of small, medium and large websites. database.

Here we use Sysbench to perform MySQL read-only, write-only, and read-write tests on HECS L. The relevant test data is as follows:

From the data point of view, HECS L's performance is better than that of A lightweight server with similar positioning in MySQL's read-write, read-only, and write-only tests. It is suitable for common website construction and cross-border e-commerce for start-up and growing enterprises. For store management, enterprise application deployment, mini program and mini game deployment, this performance is very consistent with the business scenario.

Clickhouse benchmark

ClickHouse is an open source column-oriented database management system that can generate analytical data reports in real time. It is the fastest and most resource-efficient open source database for real-time applications and analysis. As a very popular OLAP-oriented database, ClickHouse can provide second-level big data queries. With its excellent performance, ClickHouse is widely used in major Internet companies. The data generated by this test is about 1G. Each statement of the stress test is executed for 30 seconds. The execution data of 13 test cases is as follows:

Judging from the data, HECS L has better performance in OLAP scenarios. In some scenarios, the performance far exceeds that of A lightweight server. The average performance is about 3-4 times that of A lightweight server. Through the ClickHouse test, we can see that HECS L can handle large amounts of data queries in a short time very well, and can well meet the business and daily development needs of start-up and growing enterprises.

Rally-Elasticsearch performance test

Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and data analysis engine capable of solving a variety of emerging use cases. As the core of the Elastic Stack, Elasticsearch centrally stores users' data, allowing users to quickly complete searches, fine-tune correlations, perform powerful analysis, and easily scale. Elasticsearch can realize the application of log monitoring, infrastructure monitoring, APM, synthetic monitoring, enterprise search, Maps, SIEM, terminal security and other scenarios. Here we use Rally to perform the performance test of Elasticsearch. The test results are as follows:

In relevant test scenarios, the throughput of HECS L reached 35318.52 docs/s. Compared with the A lightweight server product, HECS L performed very well, almost twice the throughput of the A lightweight server product.

Through the benchmark test, we can see that HECS L has relatively balanced performance in many application scenarios. At similar price points and hardware configurations, compared with other lightweight server products, HECS L performance is undoubtedly very outstanding. Compared with this The products match the same users and needs. Combined with the extremely attractive price and convenient deployment method, it can be said that it achieves "three steps to build a website, twice the performance, and the first step to easily migrate to the cloud."

price advantage

Huawei Cloud Server L instances, with a variety of product specifications, provide you with cloud computing solutions with unparalleled price advantages to meet your various needs for cost, performance, and technological innovation.

1. 2 core 2G 3M - ￥550.20/year

   • Highly cost-effective, suitable for lightweight applications such as e-commerce store management, mini program backend, cloud learning, blog/forum building, etc.

2. 2 core 2G 4M - ￥750.20/year

   • It is suitable for display-type small programs, personal developers to build blogs, forums, personal design works, resumes, etc. It is cost-effective.

3. 2 core 4G 5M - ￥1080.20/year

   • It is suitable for building WeChat mini programs and public account backend services to reduce maintenance costs and allow users to focus on business development.

4. 2 core 4G 6M - ￥1400.30/year

   • It is suitable for e-commerce store management, display websites and other scenarios. It provides commonly used website building application templates to quickly build websites that meet business needs.

Why choose Huawei Cloud Server L instance:

Smart and no lag :

• Supported by Huawei Cloud Qingtian architecture, software and hardware collaboration combined with top-notch AI algorithm intelligent scheduling ensures ultimate performance and prevents your applications from lagging.
• Huawei Cloud has a global storage and computing network with extremely low data transmission latency, meeting the high requirements of low network latency scenarios such as games and audio and video.

Excellent price and use as you wish :

• Ultra-high cost performance, ultra-low threshold, open to use, helping you reduce operating costs.
• Multiple instance specifications balance performance and cost to meet different business needs.
• Technology upgrades optimize cloud costs and benefit more start-ups and developers.

Getting started is even easier :

• Multiple image and resource combinations can be ordered with one click to simplify the deployment process.
• High-quality images have been rigorously tested, cover a variety of scenarios, have preset templates, are quickly built, and are safe and trustworthy.
• Automated orchestration, one-click provisioning of resources, and business online in minutes, reducing operation and maintenance complexity.

Management is particularly worry-free :

• Visual management tools allow resource topology, resources, and mirroring to be seen at a glance, and business architecture can be managed transparently.
• Intimate service status reminders, one-click resource renewal and withdrawal, and simplified management.
• Real-time monitoring of resource load and security ensures that services are always online.
• A wide range of optional security services are available, including backup, host security and other services, providing the highest level of security protection.
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By choosing the Huawei Cloud Server L instance, you will get excellent performance, excellent cost performance, and a worry-free management experience, helping you easily achieve your business goals. A cloud computing option not to be missed!

Summarize:

Through the benchmark test, we can see that HECS L has relatively balanced performance in many application scenarios. At similar price points and hardware configurations, compared with other lightweight server products, HECS L performance is undoubtedly very outstanding. Compared with this The products match the same users and needs. Combined with the extremely attractive price and convenient deployment method, it can be said that it achieves "three steps to build a website, twice the performance, and the first step to easily migrate to the cloud."