What is a "space"?

🌐 Understanding Spaces in SpinUp

A "space" serves as a logical collection of resources, similar to a folder. You can create multiple spaces for various reasons, such as:

  • Grouping resources for specific projects

  • Managing charging restrictions

  • Organizing resources by data risk levels (e.g., medium, high, HIPAA)


🎯 Why Organize Resources into a Single Space?

  • Project Cohesion: Resources related to the same application or project

  • Data Risk Level: Resources with the same data risk level (medium, high, HIPAA, etc.)

  • Billing: Resources that share the same billing code or COA (Chart of Accounts)

  • Port Access: Instances within the same space have unrestricted port access to each other


🚀 Getting Started with Spaces

  1. Navigate to the home page and click on "Create New Space."

  2. Enter a Name: No spaces or dashes allowed.

  3. Select Data Classification: Choose between low, moderate, or high.

  4. Business Contact ID: Enter the ID of the person responsible for billing.

  5. Department: Autofill will populate based on the business contact.

  6. COA: Enter the COA for billing of paid resources. (Note: TryIT does not require a COA.)

  7. Owner Access: The owner (the person logged into SpinUp) will have superuser access to all resources in the space.

  8. SSH Key: Additional options allow you to enter the SSH public key of the owner. This only needs to be done once for all Linux resources.

  9. Finalize: Click "Create Space."


🛠️ Provisioning Resources

  1. Access Space: Click on your newly created space from the homepage.

  2. Create Resource: Click on the "Create" button inside your space view.

  3. Select Resource: Choose the desired resource from the list of available options.


🔒 Accessing Your Resources

  1. Firewall Settings: Navigate to the "Firewall" tab in your space.

  2. Inbound Rules: The default setting allows all resources within the same space to communicate.

  3. Workstation Access: To allow access from your workstation, click "Add" in the upper right, select the service port, add your source IP, and click "Add."


⚙️ Modifying Your Space

  1. Settings: The "Settings" tab allows you to add a COA, change the owner, or delete the space.

  2. Ownership Change: Note that changing the owner does not automatically grant login access to existing servers. The previous owner will need to create an account for the new owner on individual resources.

 

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