One Click: SugarCRM

Documentation

SugarCRM was designed to create a truly flexible Customer Relationship Management system without the need for a million dollar IT budget. The open source alternative for companies with small to no budgets, SugarCRM is a best in class option for full featured CRM’s.

Selecting this One Click Install of SugarCRM deploys a GigeNET Cloud Server with Ubuntu 14.04, MySQL, PHP and SugarCRM, everything you need to get started right away.

Getting Started

Go to our VM Create page by clicking the application in our Dashboard, or you may go to Cloud Machines section, under Create click on Applictions.

Configuring Your Cloud Machine

Host Name: Make sure to use a valid hostname to configure mailserver properly, or use the default name provided.
Data Center: Select Data Center location
Cloud Application: Select SugarCRM
Operating System: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Private IP: specify if private IP is needed

Pick Your Performance Package

vCPU: Get more vCPU with your selection of RAM and Storage. This is used for applications that require more processing power than memory.
Balanced (Default): This option will give you a balanced selection between Memory and CPU when selecting your package.
Memory: Get more Memory when you are selecting how much storage space you need. This is used for applications that require more RAM to run than Storage or CPU.

Set VCPU’s and Storage Space

We recommend to use at least the minimum specifications required in all our cloud applications, for better server performance you may adjust this as you need.
Minimum Memory: 1024MB
Minimum Disk Storage: 30GB

Choose How You Want To Be Billed

Hourly: Pay as you go for your server. Bandwidth will be billed everyday as you use it.
Monthly and Above: Save more on these plans. Free Bandwidth is included every month (Overage will be charged by going over the limit)

Click Create VM

Installation may take less than 20 minutes, including the deployment of latest Linux Server install and the application.

View Initial Setting

After Virtual Machine is created, you can view the initial configurations used during install including the Database and Login credentials.

Post Deploy Steps

SugarCRM requires that you complete the steps on the Installation wizard by applying the initial setting provided on Virtual Machine profile. During the Installation Wizard you will be able to customize your settings and create your Administrator account. Go to the Installation Page

Accept License agreement with SugarCRM and click “Next”

Click on “Next” to proceed with the install

Select How you want SugarCRM to be installed. On this tutorial we will use “Typical Install”, click “Next” to proceed

Select database type “MySQL” and click “Next” to proceed on configuring the Database

Setup your database. One-Click App has already created a database for your SugarCRM, use the Database configuration provided on the Initial Setting page of the Virtual Machine Profile.

Confirm all settings you have applied and click “Next” to proceed.

Complete Installation.

Setup the Administrator Account on your SugarCRM

If you would like to register your SugarCRM, complete the form and click “Next”. This step is Optional

SugarCRM Login page. Use the User and Password you applied for the Administrator account on the Installation Wizard.

On your first Login, you will have the option to customize your SugarCRM experience including your Brand, Localize and your SMTP Server. Click “Next” to proceed with the setup or “Skip” and do this later on your Dashboard.

If you want to use the default mail server installed on your Virtual Machine, Go to tab “Other”, use the Local SMTP Server Specification on the initial setting provided on Virtual Machine profile.

SugarCRM Administration Control Panel.

Need More Help?

Please contact our Support Department if you have more questions regarding our Cloud Applications.