Glossary

Administrator

A user granted full administrative access to the applications within a subscription.

Billing Manager

A user granted full access to the billing and payment data of a subscription.

Deploy

The act of launching your uploaded and configured application.

DNS (Domain Name System)

A hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network.

Member

A user with limited access to a Payara Cloud subscription.

Namespace

A grouping or isolation of resources within a Payara Cloud subscription. A subscription can have multiple namespaces, and each namespace can host multiple applications.

Inactive User

A user whose access to a Payara Cloud subscription has been temporarily deactivated.

Invitation

An email sent to a user to grant access to an existing Payara Cloud subscription.

Pending User

A user who has received an invitation but has not yet accepted it.

Stage

The phase your application is in, such as Development, Testing, Pre-production, or Production. Also referred to as the environment.

Subscription

The billing unit of Payara Cloud, encompassing a defined set of resources and access levels.