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Stirling-PDF deployment template

Locally hosted web app for manipulating PDF files

AWSALIYUN Upstream app license: free GitHub ★ 88k

App ID: stirling-pdf
Default version: Catalog default
Service port: 8080

Estimated cost

Item	AWS (est.)	Aliyun (est.)
Compute	Quoted by AWS for the selected instance	Quoted by ROS for a region-available instance
Public IP	Current AWS rate	Current Alibaba Cloud rate
Service port	8080
Marketplace AMI	Required; see the subscribed offer	N/A

The catalog and launch service are free. AWS Marketplace software fees and provider resource charges are separate; review the official quote before creation.

AWS vs Aliyun differences

Aspect	AWS	Aliyun
Default region	us-east-1	cn-hongkong
IaC format	CloudFormation	ROS
First bootstrap	Pre-baked hardened AMI; total time varies by app	Public OS typically 8–15 min
Custom domain	Route53 parameters	Alidns parameters
HTTPS without domain	IP certificate	IP certificate

Deployment notes Optional region, DNS, and bootstrap considerations

Custom domains and DNS settings are optional and can be configured in the launcher.
First bootstrap may take 8-15 minutes on Aliyun public OS images.
Cloud resource charges and applicable AWS Marketplace software fees are billed separately.
Alibaba Cloud defaults to cn-hongkong and supports the listed non-mainland public regions.
Alibaba Cloud mainland China regions are not supported.
Custom domains use Route53 parameters on AWS or Alidns parameters on Alibaba Cloud. DNS propagation and certificate issuance may take several minutes.

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Cloud Forge is a BYOC deployment tool that creates resources in your AWS or Aliyun account. The browser launcher does not store cloud credentials.

How to deploy Stirling-PDF

Choose the cloud, region, and version; choose Alibaba Cloud instance type in ROS
Continue to the official cloud provider console
Select account-specific VPC, subnet, and key-pair resources
Review cost and create the stack