Overview of the setup process

1Obtain a subscription

Go to cloud.oracle.com/container. Don't have an oracle.com account? Click here to sign up.

Obtain a subscription for Oracle Container Cloud Service:

• Request a trial subscription by clicking Try It in the page header

• Purchase a subscription by clicking Buy Now on the Pricing page

When approved, you'll get a welcome email titled:

Welcome to Oracle Cloud. Your Oracle Public Cloud Services are ready for use.

2Set up your security

Click the My Services URL link under My Services Administration in the "Welcome to Oracle Cloud" email.

Sign in using the details provided in the email, then change your password and set up security when prompted.

3Add users and administrators

Add users so they can begin to use the service.

You're automatically an administrator for the service. You can add more administrators as needed.

Sign in to My Services.

Click Users.

On the Users tab, click Add.

Enter the user details, assign the appropriate roles, and click Add.

4Create your service instance

On the Oracle Cloud My Services page, click the menu icon next to the Oracle Container Cloud Service entry, and choose Open Service Console.

The first time you go to the Oracle Container Cloud Service Console, you'll see the Console's Welcome page, which has links to several useful learning resources.

On the Oracle Container Cloud Service Welcome page, click Go to Console.

On the Oracle Container Cloud Service Console, click Create Service and specify:

• a name (and optionally a description) for the new service instance

• the SSH Public Key to use, along with the username and password for the service instance administrator

• the resources to allocate to the service instance

• a username and password for the Admin user

Click Next, check the details are correct, and click Create to create your first service instance.

Read more about using the Service Console in the documentation. There's also a tutorial you can follow to create your first service instance.

5Display the Container Console

When the new service instance has been created and provisioned, you'll see it on the Service Console.

Click the menu icon next to the new service instance and choose Container Console.

Sign in to the Container Console as the Admin user, using the username and password you just specified.

The Container Console is where you'll manage and deploy services and stacks as Docker containers.

Have a go yourself now by completing the optional steps below to verify your service, or by following this tutorial. Read more about using the Container Console in the documentation.

6Deploy and run a Docker container

On the Dashboard page, click Services.

On the Services page, click the Deploy button beside the helloworld service.

In the Deploy dialog, click Deploy to accept the default values and deploy and start the service.

The Deployments page appears showing the Docker image being pulled from the Docker Hub Registry, and then started as a Docker container.

Congratulations! You've just run your first Docker container from Oracle Container Cloud Service!