Portal

The whitesky portal is a white-labeled self-service cloud portal that allows internal or external cloud customers to manage their cloud resources across available cloud locations with comprehensive administrative capabilities.

Cloud Admin: Customer Management and Administration

Customer Management

Comprehensive tools for managing your cloud customers and their resources.

Customer Operations

• Create/accept/delete customers with streamlined onboarding
• Resource pricing management with flexible pricing models
• Location access control for geographic compliance
• Resource quotas to manage consumption and costs
• Customer invoice consultation for billing transparency

Billing and Invoicing

Automated Billing System

• Generate monthly invoices for cloud customers automatically
• Cloud resource consumption tracking with detailed usage metrics
• Microsoft licensed software billing with daily automated scanning
• Integration with Octopus.cloud for SPLA & CSP compliance

Revenue Management

• Transparent pricing with real-time cost calculation
• Usage-based billing for accurate cost allocation
• Multi-currency support for global operations
• Payment processing integration with multiple providers

Administration Tools

Location Management

• Manage location resource standard pricing across all sites
• Resource allocation and capacity planning
• Performance monitoring across cloud locations
• Maintenance scheduling and coordination

Communication and Monitoring

• Send notifications to customers for important updates
• Review customer audit records for compliance and security
• Sales analysis with customer cloud resource consumption evolution
• Software license examination for Microsoft license usage by customer

Advanced Settings

General Configuration

• Live chat integration for customer support
• Self-registration + payment + approval workflows
• Notifications forwarding to external systems
• Show/hide pricing options for different customer tiers
• License compliance issue notifications for proactive management

Compliance and Integration

• Microsoft SPLA license configuration and management
• Invoice settings customization for branding
• Portal branding for white-label deployments
• Payment provider integration and configuration
• Audit record forwarding to external compliance systems

Resource and Support Management

• DNS resource settings for automated domain management
• Default resource quotas for new customers
• Support configuration for help desk integration
• Emergency notifications for critical system alerts
• License compliance overview for Windows VMs that cannot be automatically scanned

Customer Admin Section

SSL Certificate Management

Comprehensive SSL certificate lifecycle management for secure communications.

Certificate Operations

• Customer SSL certificate store for use in reverse proxies and kubernetes clusters
• Add SSL certificates with validation and deployment
• Update SSL certificates with automatic propagation to resources
• Automated renewal integration with Let’s Encrypt
• Certificate monitoring and expiration alerts

Access Control and Security

Role-Based Access Control

• Define roles and permissions for fine-grained resource access
• Hierarchical permissions for complex organizational structures
• Resource-level access control for specific services
• Audit trail for all access control changes

DNS and Network Management

• DNS settings for automated DNS records for cloud resources
• Domain management with automatic record creation
• Network access control and firewall management
• VPN configuration for secure remote access

Compliance and Monitoring

• License notifications to get warnings when users deploy Microsoft licensed software
• Audit record review for security and compliance monitoring
• Emergency notifications for critical resource availability issues
• Compliance reporting for regulatory requirements

Identity and Access Management

Security Framework

Enterprise-grade identity and access management with comprehensive security features.

Authentication System

• Separate deployed OpenID/OAUTH2 Identity access manager
• 2FA always required for enhanced security via:
  • Email verification
  • Phone number (SMS) verification
  • Authenticator app integration
• Hierarchical Organization based access control
• JWT support for modern authentication workflows

User Management

• Self-registration capabilities for streamlined onboarding
• SSO integration via Microsoft Account/Google Account (coming soon)
• User lifecycle management with automated provisioning
• Session management with configurable timeout policies

Data Protection and Recovery

Recycle Bin

Comprehensive data protection with soft deletion and recovery capabilities.

Resource Protection

• Soft deleted cloud resources remain in recycle bin for 7 days:
  • Cloudspaces and objectspaces
  • Virtual machines and buckets
  • vDisks and VM Images
  • CDROM images and vGPUs
• Permanent deletion after retention period
• Ability to empty recycle bin for immediate cleanup
• Recovery options for accidentally deleted resources

Tools and APIs

Developer Integration

Complete API ecosystem for automation and integration.

API Capabilities

• 100% complete API - UI is built on top of the API
• API transparency - UI shows which APIs it used for building the interface
• Swagger UI for exploring and testing the API
• RESTful design with consistent patterns and responses

Development Tools

• CLI for Windows, Mac and Linux for command-line automation
• Terraform provider for infrastructure as code
• Ansible support in opensource for configuration management
• SDK libraries for popular programming languages

Integration Benefits

• Automation capabilities for DevOps workflows
• Third-party integrations with existing tools
• Custom application development using the platform APIs
• Monitoring and alerting integration with external systems

Why Choose Our Portal?

The whitesky portal provides a complete cloud management solution that scales from small internal teams to large MSP operations. With comprehensive billing, security, and automation capabilities, it’s the foundation for successful cloud service delivery.

Whether you’re managing internal resources or providing cloud services to customers, our portal gives you the tools and flexibility you need to succeed in today’s competitive cloud market.