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Docusaurus 3 docs-only site at docsite/, served statically by nginx under /docs on the marketing host. Covers getting started (self-hosted install through first server and first licence), the control plane, Vantage HQ, a reference section and operations. Wired into docker-compose.site.yml as docsite (3005:80) and into the image build workflow, rebuilding on its own directory only. Never added to the self-hosted compose file.
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id, title, sidebar_label
| id | title | sidebar_label |
|---|---|---|
| cloud-instances | Cloud instances | Cloud instances |
A cloud instance is a Vantage control plane we run for you, reachable at
<your-slug>.vantage.hostxtra.co.uk.
Creating one
- Overview → New instance.
- Choose a name and a slug.
- Create.
The instance is provisioned with you as its owner, and a Free licence is issued immediately. The owner user inside it gets your HQ password hash copied, not shared — see People and roles.
Slugs
The slug becomes your hostname label, so it is lowercase, and some names are reserved. Pick something you can say on a phone call.
:::warning One Free instance per account, per deployment Creating a second Free cloud instance is refused. If you want another, it needs a paid plan — or free up the first. :::
Using it
Sign in at your instance's hostname with the email and password you use for HQ. It is a normal Vantage install from that point: see Getting started and the Vantage section.
The instance does not depend on HQ at runtime. HQ being unreachable does not affect anyone signing in or any agent syncing.
The instance record
Each instance on Overview is one record. Closed, it is a row. Open, it shows:
- Licence contents — tier, server allowance, features, expiry.
- Members — who has access and with what instance role.
- Actions — grant access, change configuration, renew.
Members
Granting access writes a real user into the instance. Covered fully in People and roles.
Changing what it can do
Server allowance and per-instance features (browser console, single sign-on) are part of the instance's entitlement. Changing it goes through billing — see Licensing and entitlements and Billing.
Renaming
The display name is free to change. The slug is the hostname and is not casually changed — ask support if you need it.
What happens if the licence lapses
A cloud instance whose Free licence expires enters degraded mode, then, after a grace period, the instance and all its data are deleted. Warning emails go out first. See Free tier.
Paid instances do not get reaped by that mechanism. A cancelled subscription runs to its grace-padded expiry and then lapses.
Deleting
Ask support. Deletion is performed by the control plane, not by HQ — the control plane is the only service that knows which collections carry the instance ID, and duplicating that list into HQ would be a list that drifts.