📄️ Overview
A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a logically isolated section within a public or hybrid cloud environment where users can launch, manage, and connect cloud resources (such as virtual machines, databases, and load balancers) in a secure and configurable virtual network.
📄️ Create a VPC Network
The Cloud Management Portal allows you to create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to logically isolate and manage your cloud network environment. VPCs enable you to segment workloads, define custom IP ranges, apply security policies, and interconnect virtual machines using defined networking tiers.
📄️ Adding a Network Tier to a VPC
Network tiers are fundamental components within a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) that enable you to segment your virtual network environment into logical subnets. Each tier can host a group of virtual machines (VMs) with its own isolated network settings, firewall rules, and routing controls.
📄️ Access Control List (ACL)
Access Control Lists (ACLs) in the Cloud Management Portal are an essential network security feature that governs how traffic flows between network tiers within a VPC and external networks. This guide provides an in-depth overview of ACLs, their purpose, and a step-by-step process to create and manage ACL rules.
📄️ Public IP Address
The Cloud Management Portal allows users to expose virtual machines (VMs) within a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to the internet by acquiring and assigning Public IP Addresses. This guide provides detailed, step-by-step instructions to help you acquire a public IP address and associate it with services like Port Forwarding, Load Balancing, or Static NAT for your VMs.
📄️ Source NAT
Source NAT (SNAT) allows instances in a private network tier within a VPC to communicate with external networks (e.g., the internet) using a public IP address. When a VM sends outbound traffic, the source IP address is replaced with a Source NAT IP, ensuring secure, managed access without exposing the internal IP addresses.
📄️ Static NAT
Static NAT (Network Address Translation) provides a one-to-one mapping between a public IP address and the private IP address of a virtual machine (VM) within a VPC. This allows external clients or services on the internet to reach your VM directly using a fixed public IP address, which is critical for hosting web applications, APIs, or other public-facing services.
📄️ Load Balancer
A Load Balancer distributes incoming network traffic across multiple VMs (Virtual Machines) within a tier to ensure availability, reliability, and performance. It allows users to achieve horizontal scaling by balancing requests intelligently using predefined algorithms.
📄️ VPN Gateway
A VPN Gateway enables secure, encrypted communication between your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and another network (e.g., on-premises data center or another VPC). It is a vital component for establishing site-to-site VPN connections, allowing secure traffic flow between your private networks over the public internet.