Create a Virtual Machine (VPS)

A VPS is a cloud server you can SSH into, run software on, and manage like a traditional Linux machine.

Steps

1. Open the VPS wizard

Go to Services in the sidebar and click VPS. You'll enter a 3-step wizard.

2. Choose a flavor

A "flavor" is the hardware configuration — CPU cores, RAM, and disk size.

What you need	Recommended flavor
Light workloads, testing	Small
Web apps, databases	Medium
High-traffic or compute-heavy tasks	Large

Click a flavor card to select it, then click Continue.

3. Choose an operating system

Pick the Linux distribution you want pre-installed. Options include Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, and others. Click your choice and then Continue.

4. Name your server

Enter a name for the VM (e.g. web-server-01). You'll see a summary of your selections — flavor, CPU/RAM/disk, and OS — before confirming.

Click Add VPS to Cart.

5. Checkout

You'll be taken to the Checkout page, which shows your cart and the estimated monthly cost.

• If you haven't added a payment method yet, a warning will appear. Click Add Payment Method to set one up, then return to checkout.
• Once your payment method is verified (green checkmark), click Accept · $X.XX/mo to confirm.

6. Wait for provisioning

After accepting, the VPS will appear in Resources with a Building status badge. Once it changes to Ready, your server is live.

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Access your VPS

1. Go to Resources in the sidebar.
2. Find your VPS in the list and click on it to expand.
3. You'll see:
   • IP Address — copy it to connect via SSH
   • Root Password — click the eye icon to reveal, then copy
   • SSH Private Key — click to reveal and copy

Connect from your terminal:

ssh root@<your-ip-address>

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Manage a VPS

From the Resources page, each VPS row has action buttons:

Button	What it does
▶ (Play)	Start the VPS if it's stopped
■ (Stop)	Shut down the VPS
🗑 (Delete)	Permanently delete the VPS and all its data

caution

Deleting a VPS is permanent. There is no undo. Make sure you have backups of any data you need.