Create a VM

Creating a Linux VM: image, CPU mode, resources, SSH keys, and networking.

Before you begin

• Access to the project with Admin or Superadmin role.

Steps

1. Open the project and click Create VM.
2. Choose an image, hostname, and username, and set a password. We do not store passwords — you cannot view it in the portal later.
3. Set CPU mode (Performance, Eco, or Slim), vCPU, RAM, and OS disk using the form tiers.
4. Add SSH keys.
5. Choose networking: public WAN mode (Off, IPv4, IPv6, or IPv4 + IPv6), a private network LAN interface, or both.
6. Click Create and wait about a minute (initial system setup runs in the background).

Watch out

• On all Linux images, SSH password login is disabled — only SSH keys work. To enable password SSH, see SSH password login.
• Minimum vCPU is 2, step is 2. RAM and OS disk are chosen from tiers based on vCPU count.
• The system disk is limited to 20,000 IOPS and 1,000 MB/s (read and write). See Storage.
• Public WAN modes: Off (no public address), IPv4, IPv6, or IPv4 + IPv6. On an attached VM you can only switch Off ↔ the same mode; to change between IPv4 / IPv6 / dual-stack, turn WAN off first.
• Hourly public IP billing applies to IPv4 only. Public IPv6 is included without a separate IP charge.
• HA is not enabled at create time; enable it later in Datacenter → High Availability.