Documentation
Complete guides, references, and best practices for VMease platform administration
Getting Started
Logging In
Sign in to the VMease WebUI and manage your session.
ExploreHealth Dashboard
Understand the post-login health dashboard.
ExploreNavigating the WebUI
The top bar, sidebar sections, and permission-aware navigation.
ExploreAccount Context
Root vs child account context and switching.
ExploreSearch, Help & Task Manager
Global search, the help menu, and tracking background tasks.
ExploreUnauthorized Access Behaviour
What happens when access is denied.
ExploreConcepts
How VMease Works
The async task model, accounts, and permissions at a glance.
ExploreMulti-tenancy & Account Hierarchy
Root and tenant accounts, context switching, and delegation.
ExploreQuotas Explained
Guarantee vs burstable max, unlimited, and PAYG.
ExploreStorage Pools Explained
Pooled capacity, guaranteed vs available, and disk placement.
ExploreTutorials
Create Your First VM
Build a storage pool, a network, and your first VM, in order.
ExploreCreate Your First Firewall
Create the network, deploy a firewall onto it, and add a rule.
ExploreExpose a VM to the Internet
Publish a VM with a DNAT rule and an allow rule.
ExploreCreate Your First Backup
Schedule a backup plan, then restore a VM from it.
ExploreCompute
Virtual Machines
Create, configure, and control the VM lifecycle.
ExploreDisks
Provision, attach, and resize virtual disks.
ExploreStorage Pools
Manage pooled storage capacity for disks and VMs.
ExploreImage Library
Templates, ISOs, and appliances.
ExploreMonitoring
VM and compute metrics dashboards.
ExploreNetworking
Data Protection
Resource Management
Organisation
Multi-tenancy
Access Control
Users
Create and manage users.
ExploreUser Groups
Organise users into groups.
ExploreRoles
Define roles and their permissions.
ExploreAssigning Users to Roles and Groups
Grant access by assignment.
ExploreViewing Role Membership
Audit who has which access.
ExplorePermission Model
The category.module.action model.
ExploreWildcards and Scope
Wildcards and inheritance.
ExplorePermission-Gated UI Behaviour
How permissions gate the UI.
ExplorePlatform (Root Account Only)
Global VMs
Cross-account VM inventory and migration.
ExploreClusters
Cluster onboarding and configuration.
ExploreCluster Monitoring
Cluster, host, storage, and daemon metrics.
ExploreSystem Patching
Patch managed clusters and track jobs.
ExploreSyslog
Configure syslog forwarding.
ExploreAudit Log
Platform-wide audit events.
ExploreImport VMs
Import existing VMs discovered on a cluster.
ExploreOperations
Reference
Permissions
The full RBAC permission catalogue, grouped by category.
ExploreLimits & Validation
Field rules and the platform’s fixed limits.
ExploreQuotas
Quota dimensions, units, and rules.
ExploreErrors & Task States
Task and VM states, and the responses you may see.
ExploreGlossary
Definitions of the terms used across VMease.
ExploreVMease Setup
How to Install VMease
Set VMease up for the first time: install the appliance on a Debian 13 VM.
ExploreComplete the Setup Wizard
Run the first-login wizard: activate, create your admin, and connect your first cluster.
ExploreOnboard a Tenant
Create a tenant, set its quota, and share resources with it.
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