Deploy a container

This guide deploys a single-container HTTP application using the RDC Cloud Console.

Before you beginCopy Anchor Link

• Sign in and select a workspace and project you can access.
• Ensure the project has an active billing account with positive, unexpired credits.
• Prepare a container image and identify the HTTP port on which its application listens.
• Determine the environment variables and persistent storage paths the application requires.

Create the resourceCopy Anchor Link

1. Open Container Engine in the selected project, then choose Create resource.
2. Enter a Resource name, select a Region, and choose a Resource plan. Review its CPU, memory, and displayed price.
3. Select an image source. For External image, enter the Docker image name and Image tag. For Artifact Registry, select a repository and image version from this project.
4. Leave Command, Entrypoint, and Working directory empty to use the image defaults. Otherwise, follow Configure runtime settings.
5. Enter any persistent volume mount paths.
6. Set Internal HTTP port to the port the application listens on. Add the required environment variables.
7. Review the resource summary and submit the creation form.

For a basic web server example, use nginx as the image name, alpine as the tag, and 80 as the internal HTTP port. Leave runtime overrides empty. The tag identifies a mutable image version; use an explicit release tag or an Artifact Registry digest when you need a reproducible deployment.

Environment variables and the selected internal port are configured before the initial deployment starts. After the request succeeds, the Console returns to the container list.

Verify the deploymentCopy Anchor Link

1. Open the new container and check Overview for its runtime status.
2. Open Deployments and inspect the latest deployment and its logs.
3. Open Domain & DNS and find the default domain.
4. Open that hostname over HTTPS and verify that the application responds.

If the resource appears in the list but does not respond, check Troubleshoot containers. Resource creation and application readiness are separate steps.

Next stepsCopy Anchor Link

Connect a custom domain or configure a firewall policy. To remove a test resource, follow Delete a container.