vantage/cloud-instance-creation-process.md

Current cloud instance process

The current processs for creating cloud instances is incorrect.

At the moment the cloud instance process is the following:

• Customer goes to https://vantage.hostxtra.co.uk/start then fills in the form.
• Customer is then sent and email to verify
• Customer clicks the link and the instance is created in the DB.
• Customer can then access the instance.

As the /start process is auto creating a new instance this should default to the free tier instance.

The issue is that this doesn't create an account and admin_instance on the admin side.

The Cloud instance creation / account creation needs to be restructured.

for context when I say hq I mean admin

• customer goes to https://vantage.hostxtra.co.uk/start and fills in the form.
  • This is where the HQ account is created.
• The customer is then sent and email to verify their email address.
• The customer can then access the HQ customer portal.
• The customer can then create a free new instance in the HQ portal.
• The cloud instance is created in the DB.
• The HQ account and admin_instance is created and populated in the DB.
• A Free License is created and attached to the instance.
• The customer is then sent an email letting them know the instance has been created and when the license expires.
• The customer will need to renew the license after expiry, if they are on a Free license.
  • This is so that unused instances can be cleaned up if no renew after a length of time has passed.