Your cloud workspace,
one command away.

Open a terminal in your browser. Find a service, explore a command and inspect your cloud resources with the Ecocloud CLI.

Open Cloud Shell

In your browser. Alongside your console. With your account permissions.

Explore Cloud Shell

ecocloudSample workspace / My applicationExample environment

Workspace / Overview

Everything in its place.

Your application, its resources and the tools to operate it.

Instances03

Containers03

Functions01

Selected resources · Sample configuration
Resource	Runtime	Network	State
web-01	Virtual machine	application-net	Running
api-worker	Container	application-net	Running
order-webhook	Function	application-net	Ready

Animated example: Cloud Shell opens beside the dashboard, types a help command and lists sample services. No real session is started.

Less setup. More context.

The tools you need,
where you need them.

Move from your resources to the command line, with your workspace still in view.

Read the Cloud Shell guide

Start in your browser

Open Cloud Shell from the console without installing the platform CLI on another computer.

Stay close to your resources

Keep your application in view while you inspect the services available to your account.

Choose the output you need

Read a service list or request JSON when your next step needs structured data.

A workspace for the task at hand

Small tasks.
A clearer picture.

Find a resource, check a command or take a closer look at the result. Start with one useful question.

Your servicesExample

ResourceState

web-01Virtual machineRunning

api-workerContainerRunning

Find a resource

Check the name, type and reported state of a service before opening its details.

Explore service commands

Command helpExample

$ ecocloud help services list

Usage: ecocloud services list
Capability: services.list (v1)
Risk Class: read

Find your next command

Keep a guide alongside your terminal. Use built-in help to understand an operation before you run it.

Get to know the CLI

JSON outputExample

{
  "name": "web-01",
  "type": "vm",
  "live_state": "running"
}Selected fields from a service

Work with the result

Request JSON to inspect structured data, then save the output you need for your next step.

Read the output guide

Know your workspace

Your workspace.
Your account’s access.

Understand the session lifecycle

Work within your account: Cloud Shell follows your account policy. Guest credentials remain separate from access to the workspace.
Keep what matters: The workspace is temporary. Follow the deadlines shown in the console and save useful files elsewhere.
Give applications their own runtime: Use a virtual machine, container or function for workloads that need to keep running.

Before you open a session

A few useful
answers.

The practical details, before your first command.

Explore the guide

Do I need to install anything on my computer?

You use Cloud Shell in your browser, with the Ecocloud CLI available in the workspace. Sign in to your account and check that Cloud Shell is available before starting a session.

Does this give me root access to a virtual machine?

Cloud Shell is a separate workspace. Connecting to a guest still requires its credentials and an allowed network path.

Can I leave an application running here?

Use a virtual machine, container or function for application hosting. Cloud Shell is a temporary workspace with session deadlines; save the output you need before the session ends.

Which commands can I run?

Use CLI help to discover supported commands. Operations follow your account permissions, and write operations have their own authorization and confirmation requirements.

Open a workspace.
Get to work.

Start in your browser,
with your account’s access and the Ecocloud CLI.

Open Cloud Shell Read the getting started guide