Overview of the Free Oracle Cloud Promotion

1Start at the Oracle Cloud website

Go to the Oracle Cloud website (cloud.oracle.com).

Click Free Trial, and then click Sign Up.

2Sign up for the free promotion

Enter an account name, select a data region, and specify your contact information.

Verify your identity with your your mobile number and a verification code.

Enter your credit card details.

Accept the terms and conditions and click Complete. Wait for a Welcome email, with the following subject:

Welcome to Oracle Cloud. Your Oracle Cloud Services Free Promotion is ready. Some services may require additional configuration and provisioning steps.

3Sign in to Oracle Cloud

In the welcome email, click Get Started with Oracle Cloud.

Sign in with the username and password that was provided in the email.

You'll be prompted to change your temporary password.

You're then directed to the Get Started with Oracle Cloud page, also known as the Guided Journey.

4Access Ravello

On the Welcome to Oracle Cloud page, click Go to Dashboard.

If you don't see Ravello in the list of services, click Customize Dashboard, and set Ravello to Show.

Return to the dashboard. To display the menu, click the Action menu icon in the Ravello tile.

Select Open Service Console.

 

Use the original password in the welcome email to sign in to the Ravello console.

You can update the Ravello password later from the Ravello console.