Deploying a server

Choose Deploy › Server, or press N. The summary on the right updates as you go.

1. Server type:

   • Cloud Compute: shared vCPU, for websites, apps and dev boxes.

   • Optimized Cloud: dedicated vCPU, for databases and busy production apps.

   • Bare Metal: a whole physical server. It takes longer to build.

2. Location: where the server runs. Some sizes aren't available everywhere.

3. Operating system or app: see Choosing an operating system, app, ISO or snapshot.

4. Size: CPU, memory, storage, transfer, the hourly price and the monthly cap.

5. Add-ons:

   • Automatic backups: on by default, for cloud servers.

   • DDoS protection.

   • IPv6: free, and on by default.

6. Access and name:

   • SSH keys: tick the keys to add. All your account's keys are ticked to start with, and you can add a new one here.

   • Hostname: the server's name on the network.

   • Label: optional; shown in the portal and on receipts.

   • How many: deploy several identical servers at once (up to 6). Their names get -01, -02 and so on.

Advanced options (all optional):

• a Startup script to run on first boot

• a Firewall group

• Private networks (VPCs) in the same location, including a No public IPv4 (VPC only) option when the network has NAT on

• a Reserved IP to use as the server's main address

• Cloud-init user data

• Tags

The summary shows:

• the hourly price, tax included

• the most it can cost in a month

• the 24-hour hold taken from your available balance

Choose Deploy server. You'll go straight to its progress page.

Tip: use Template at the top to copy the settings of a server you already have, or your last deploy.

Owners, Admins and Technical members can deploy. Billing and Read only members can still open the page to price a server.