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Last updated: 2026-05-07 18:07:06

Scenarios

Polaris (North Star) is used to solve service registration and discovery, fault tolerance, traffic control, and security issues in distributed or microservices architectures. It supports multi-language clients and integrates with various mainstream service frameworks, helping users achieve efficient, stable, highly available, and Ops-free service governance capabilities.
This article introduces the steps to create a Polaris (North Star) instance in the TSF console and the application integration process, helping you quickly learn how to use Polaris.

Prerequisite

Create Engine Instance

1. Log in to the Tencent Service Framework (TSF) console.
2. In the left sidebar, under Registration Configuration Governance Center, click Polaris (North Star) to go to the Polaris instance details page, and then click New.
3. On the purchase page, select the relevant configurations based on your business requirements.
Note:
Polaris (North Star) natively supports a multi-AZ high-availability architecture.
Parameter
Description
Billing Modes
Yearly/Monthly subscription and pay-as-you-go billing methods are supported. If your PolarisMesh instance needs to be used for more than one month, you are advised to use the prepaid (yearly/monthly subscription) mode. For details about the price, see PolarisMesh Pricing.
Open Source Edition
Version 1.9.0.1 supported
Product Edition
Enterprise Edition: The Enterprise Edition is suitable for production or test environments. It supports deployment in multiple AZs and possesses all the capabilities of the Service Governance Center: registry + configuration center + governance center.
Basic Edition: The Basic Edition provides the capabilities of a registry and a configuration center. It is suitable for production or test environments. If governance capabilities are required, we recommend purchasing the Enterprise Edition.
Development Edition: The Development Edition supports only a single node with a 1-core 1-GB specification and is recommended for trial use only. It does not have disaster recovery capabilities. To ensure the stability of your business, the Standard Edition is strongly recommended for production environments.
Standard Edition: It can be used in test and production environments and supports multi-node deployment. (Currently sold out)
Specifications
Select the number of service instance quotas based on your business requirements.
Region.
Select the region closest to your deployed business.
Cluster Network
The selected VPC must be the same as the VPC where your business is located. The selected subnet does not need to be the same as the VPC where your business is located.
Name
The name can contain up to 60 characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters in Chinese and English, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). Once created, the name cannot be modified.
Resource Tag
Used for resource management by type. This field is optional. For detailed usage methods, see Tag Management.
4. Click Buy Now, and on the Polaris list page's status bar, you can view the progress of engine creation.

Following Steps

Once the engine instance is created, you can select the corresponding reference documentation based on your business scenario to experience the operational process of application access.
Scenarios
Reference Documentation
Java application development
Go application development
Migration Guide

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