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1

Add a Payment Method (Recommended)

Go to Billing > Payment Methods to add a Visa or Mastercard. You can also pay with a supported cryptocurrency during deployment.
2

Add an SSH Key for Linux

Go to Settings > SSH Keys and click Add SSH Key.If you don’t have one, generate it:
Paste the contents of ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub into the form.
3

Deploy a Server

Open the new server flow. After sign-in, the console opens Create Server.
  1. Choose a currently available location
  2. Select a tier and plan
  3. Pick an operating system (Linux images are available on every plan; Windows Server images require 2 or more vCPUs)
  4. Review the billing options shown in the console
  5. For Linux, select your SSH key
  6. Set a hostname
  7. Choose payment method
  8. Click Deploy
The deployment UI is authoritative for the tier and location combinations currently available. Linux images deploy in under 30 seconds; Windows Server images deploy in 2–4 minutes, depending on the image size.
4

Connect

Once the server status is Running, connect to a Linux server via SSH:
For Debian servers, use debian@YOUR_SERVER_IP instead. For Windows Server, connect over RDP as Administrator. Find the IP address on your server’s detail page in the dashboard.