Deploy a Web App on Alibaba Cloud SAE: Step-by-Step Guide for the Cloud Native Challenge

Prerequisites

Prepared container image (demo image available at docker.io/bigwj/sae_excalidraw:v1)

Free SAE trial quota (CPU 48,000 core·minutes, memory 96,000 GiB·minutes)

Step 1: Claim SAE trial and enable service

Obtain the free trial quota from the Alibaba Cloud free‑trial page, wait about 10 seconds for activation, then open the SAE console at https://sae.console.aliyun.com/. Additional role or permission configuration may be required.

Step 2: Create application

In the SAE console, create a new application with the following settings:

Application name of your choice

Auto‑configured VPC

Instance count 1–2

Resource specification 1C2G (1 CPU, 2 GB memory)

Select “Public Image” and enter the image repository address, e.g. docker.io/bigwj/sae_excalidraw:v1. Confirm creation and wait 1–2 minutes for the application to be provisioned.

Step 3: Configure public access

In the application detail page, add a public access rule and set the container port to 8080. Confirm the setting.

Step 4: Deployment completion

After the change process finishes, a public URL is generated. Accessing this URL displays the deployed web page.

Step 5: Submit your work

You may submit either:

The public URL of the deployed application (e.g., 8.141.84.4:8080)

A Git repository URL containing the source code, together with the public access URL

ACR free‑trial page: https://free.aliyun.com/?searchKey=ACR SAE trial page: https://free.aliyun.com/?searchKey=SAE