Console Guide

The Fugoku Cloud Console is your web-based control panel for managing compute, storage, networking, and billing.

Access the console at: console.fugoku.com

Dashboard Overview

After logging in, you land on the main dashboard with:

• Resource Summary: Quick stats on servers, volumes, networks
• Usage Graph: Current month's spending by service
• Recent Activity: Last 10 actions (creates, deletes, config changes)
• Alerts: Notifications about system issues or billing
• Quick Actions: One-click shortcuts to common tasks

Resource Summary Cards

┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐
│   Compute       │  │   Storage       │  │   Networking    │
│   5 servers     │  │   280 GB        │  │   2 networks    │
│   $47.20/mo     │  │   $14.00/mo     │  │   $5.00/mo      │
└─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘

Click any card to jump to that service.

Navigation Structure

Main Menu (Left Sidebar)

• Dashboard — Overview and quick stats
• Servers — Bare metal servers and virtual machines
• Storage — Block volumes, snapshots, backups
• Network — Private networks, elastic IPs, firewalls
• Kubernetes — Managed Kubernetes clusters
• Databases — Managed databases
• Interconnection — Cross-connects and VLANs
• SSH Keys — Manage SSH keys for server access
• Activity — Recent actions and audit log
• Usage — Billing and usage breakdown
• Account — Billing, API keys, team members, settings

Top Bar

• Search — Find servers, volumes, IPs by name or ID
• Notifications — System alerts and updates
• Region Selector — Switch active region
• Account Menu — Profile, settings, logout

Server Management

Navigate to Servers to manage bare metal servers and virtual machines.

Servers List View

Columns displayed:

• Name — Server identifier
• Status — Creating, active, stopping, stopped, error, terminated
• Plan — CPU/RAM configuration
• IP Address — Primary public or private IP
• Region — Data center location
• Age — Time since creation
• Actions — Quick controls (power on/off, reboot, delete)

Sorting: Click column headers to sort

Filtering:

• Status: Show only active/stopped/creating
• Region: Filter by data center
• Plan: Filter by server size
• Tags: Filter by custom tags

Bulk Actions:

Select multiple servers to:

• Power on/off in batch
• Delete multiple
• Add to network
• Apply firewall rules

Server Detail Page

Click a server name to view:

Overview Tab:

• Status and uptime
• IP addresses (public and private)
• Plan details (CPU, RAM, disk)
• Operating system and image
• SSH connection command
• IPMI access details
• Cost (current month)

Metrics Tab:

• CPU usage (%, graph)
• RAM usage (GB, graph)
• Disk I/O (MB/s, graph)
• Network bandwidth (Mbps, graph)
• Time ranges: 1h, 6h, 24h, 7d, 30d

Console Tab:

Browser-based IPMI console for emergency access when SSH is unavailable.

Snapshots Tab:

• View snapshot history
• Create manual snapshot
• Restore from snapshot
• Configure automatic backups

Networking Tab:

• Attached networks (public and private)
• Firewall rules
• Assign elastic IP
• Edit security groups

Resize Tab:

Change server size (requires reboot):

1. Select new plan
2. Confirm changes
3. Server reboots with new resources

Actions Menu:

• Power On/Off/Reboot
• Reinstall OS
• Rescue mode (IPMI)
• Rename
• Add tags
• Transfer to another project
• Delete

Creating a Server

Click Create Server button:

Step 1: Choose Category

• Bare Metal — Dedicated hardware
• Bare Metal GPU — GPU-equipped servers
• Virtual Machine — General-purpose VMs

Step 2: Choose Region

Select data center closest to your users:

• Ashburn (US East)
• Chicago (US Midwest)
• Dallas (US South)
• Los Angeles (US West)
• Miami (US Southeast)
• New York (US East)
• Silicon Valley (US West)
• Toronto (Canada)
• London (UK)
• Frankfurt (Germany)
• Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Singapore (APAC)
• Tokyo (APAC)
• Sydney (APAC)

Step 3: Select Image

Categories:

• Operating Systems: Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, Rocky 9, AlmaLinux 9, Proxmox 8
• Applications: WordPress, Ghost, Jitsi, Nextcloud
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
• ML/AI: PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA base images
• Custom: Your uploaded images

Step 4: Choose Plan

Plans grouped by category:

• Standard: Balanced CPU/RAM for general workloads
• Core-Optimized: High CPU for compute-intensive tasks
• Memory-Optimized: High memory for databases and caching
• GPU: NVIDIA A100 for AI/ML

Step 5: Configuration

• Name: Unique identifier (e.g., production-api-1)
• Hostname: DNS hostname (optional, defaults to name)
• SSH Keys: Select keys for root access
• User Data: Cloud-init script for automated setup
• Tags: Organize resources (env:production, team:backend)
• Billing: Hourly, monthly, or yearly
• Private Networking: Attach to existing networks
• Backups: Enable automatic snapshots

Step 6: Review & Create

Summary shows:

• Configuration details
• Estimated monthly cost
• Hourly rate

Click Create Server — provisioning takes 30-90 seconds.

Storage Management

Navigate to Storage for block storage.

Volumes List

Each volume shows:

• Name and ID
• Size (GB)
• Attached server (if any)
• Region
• Status (available, in-use, creating)

Creating a Volume

1. Click Create Volume
2. Configure:
   • Size: 10 GB - 10 TB
   • Region: Must match server
   • Name: Identifier
   • Snapshot: Clone from existing (optional)
3. Click Create

Attaching Volumes

From volume detail page:

1. Click Attach to Server
2. Select target server
3. Volume appears as /dev/vdb (or next available)

From server detail page:

1. Go to Storage tab
2. Click Attach Volume
3. Select volume from dropdown

Snapshots

Manual snapshot:

1. Go to volume detail page
2. Click Create Snapshot
3. Name snapshot
4. Wait for completion (1-5 min depending on size)

Automatic snapshots:

1. Volume detail → Snapshots tab
2. Toggle Automatic Snapshots
3. Configure frequency and retention

Network Management

Navigate to Network for network resources.

Elastic IPs

Static public IPs that can move between servers.

Create elastic IP:

1. Network → Elastic IPs
2. Click Reserve IP
3. Select region
4. IP assigned from pool

Assign to server:

1. Elastic IP detail → Assign
2. Select server
3. IP active in 5-10 seconds

Private Networks

Isolate backend services on VLANs.

Create network:

1. Click Create Network
2. Configure:
   • Name: backend-net
   • CIDR: 10.10.0.0/24 (RFC1918 range)
   • Region: Select data center
   • DHCP: Enable auto IP assignment
3. Click Create

Attach servers:

• Method 1: Server detail → Network → Attach Network
• Method 2: Network detail → Attached Servers → Add

Firewalls

Control inbound/outbound traffic.

Default rules:

Every server has default security group:

• Allow SSH (22) from your IP
• Allow all outbound
• Deny all other inbound

Add custom rule:

1. Server detail → Networking tab
2. Click Edit Firewall
3. Click Add Rule
4. Configure:
   • Direction: Inbound/Outbound
   • Protocol: TCP, UDP, ICMP, or ALL
   • Port Range: Single or range (e.g., 80-443)
   • Source/Dest: IP/CIDR or security group
5. Click Save

VLANs

Create and manage VLANs for private networking:

1. Network → VLANs
2. Click Create VLAN
3. Configure name, region, CIDR
4. Assign servers to VLAN

Kubernetes

Navigate to Kubernetes for managed Kubernetes.

Cluster Management

Create cluster:

1. Click Create Cluster
2. Configure:
   • Name: my-cluster
   • Region: Select data center
   • Version: Kubernetes version
   • Node Pools: Configure worker nodes
3. Click Create

Access cluster:

• Download kubeconfig from cluster detail
• Use kubectl to manage

SSH Keys

Navigate to SSH Keys to manage keys for server access.

Managing Keys

1. Click Add Key
2. Paste your public key (RSA, Ed25519, or ECDSA)
3. Name the key
4. Keys are encrypted at rest

Default Users by OS

• Ubuntu: ubuntu
• Debian: debian
• CentOS/Rocky: centos
• Fedora: fedora
• Proxmox: root

Activity & Usage

Activity Log

Navigate to Activity to view recent actions:

• Server creates, deletes, starts, stops
• Network changes
• SSH key additions
• Billing events

Usage

Navigate to Usage for billing breakdown:

• Compute costs by server
• Storage costs by volume
• Network bandwidth usage
• Historical spending trends

Search & Filters

Global search (top bar):

Type to find:

• Servers by name or IP
• Volumes by name
• Networks by subnet
• Any resource by ID

Advanced filters:

Each resource list supports:

• Multiple criteria (AND logic)
• Saved filter presets
• Export to CSV

Keyboard Shortcuts

Press ? in Console to view shortcuts.

Mobile Console

The Console is responsive and works on mobile/tablet with simplified navigation and touch-friendly controls.

Tips & Best Practices

Organize with tags:

env:production, env:staging, env:dev
team:backend, team:frontend
project:ecommerce, project:analytics
cost-center:engineering, cost-center:marketing

Use projects:

Separate billing and resources by project.

Set up monitoring:

Configure alert rules before issues occur:

• CPU >80% for 5 minutes
• Disk >90% full
• Server unreachable

Regular backups:

Enable automatic snapshots for critical servers.

Security:

• Use private networks for inter-service communication
• Restrict SSH to your IP range
• Enable 2FA on your account
• Rotate API tokens quarterly

Troubleshooting

Console won't load:

• Check status.fugoku.com
• Try incognito mode (clear cache)
• Contact support: support@fugoku.com

Can't create server:

• Verify payment method is valid
• Check account spending limit
• Ensure region has capacity

Metrics not showing:

Metrics populate after 5-10 minutes of server runtime.

Getting Help

In-console help:

• Click ? icon for contextual help
• Hover tooltips on complex fields
• Inline documentation links

Support channels:

• Email: support@fugoku.com
• Discord: discord.gg/fugoku
• Documentation: docs.fugoku.com