# Alibaba Cloud Configuration

If your public cloud provider is Alibaba Cloud, a few minutes after your connection is created, your Alibaba account will receive your connection information on the [**Express Connect console**](https://expressconnectnext.console.aliyun.com/?spm=a2c63.p38356.0.0.17d733eaPuLLga).

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/TOCFc97RDeVpVedvBgRm" alt=""><figcaption><p>Validate Connection on AliCloud Console</p></figcaption></figure></div>

On **Physical Connections** page, find the target shared Express Connect circuit that you want to manage and click **Accept and Pay** in the **Actions** column.

1. [**Create a Virtual Border Router (VBR)**](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/express-connect/user-guide/create-and-manage-a-vbr?spm=a2c63.p38356.0.0.176b112a4g3qFG)
2. [**Establish a BGP Peer**](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/express-connect/user-guide/configure-and-manage-bgp?spm=a2c63.p38356.0.0.6aa85e8cj5cf99)


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