Deploying Your First VPS

Order a VPS

Click Deploy Service on your dashboard (or open the Store) and choose VPS. The checkout walks you through the server type, location, plan, operating system, hostname, login method, resources and add-ons, then a review and payment. Services run in Montreal (YUL1).

Configuration options

• Operating system — your plan decides the family (Linux or Windows). For Linux, pick a distribution from the list.
• Hostname — what your server identifies itself as.
• How you log in — choose a root password, an SSH key, or both (recommended). Type a password or click Generate, and save it in a password manager; the checkout won't show it again.
• SSH key — paste your public key (for example the contents of ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub) so you can log in without a password.
• Windows — Windows Server is bring your own licence. The server is delivered unactivated and you activate it with your own licence. You log in over Remote Desktop with the Administrator password; SSH keys aren't used.
• HomeLab VPS — has no public IPv4. You reach it over your WireGuard private network.

One-click apps (such as Docker, Portainer, Webmin, Cockpit, Netdata, Nginx Proxy Manager and WireGuard) are added from the One-Click Apps card on your server's page once it's ready. They are available for Linux servers.

Watch provisioning

While your server is being built, the service page shows a provisioning notice and updates on its own. When the status changes to Running, the IP address and connection details are shown.

Connect

For Linux, open a terminal and run:

ssh root@YOUR.SERVER.IP

If you changed the SSH port, add -p PORT. For Windows, use the Download RDP card on the service page, or the Console button for the built-in web console.

What to do first

1. Update the system: apt update then apt upgrade -y (Ubuntu/Debian) or dnf upgrade -y (Rocky/Alma).
2. Create a non-root user and add your SSH key to it.
3. Disable password login in /etc/ssh/sshd_config once key login is verified.
4. Enable a firewall (ufw or firewalld), or use the Firewall card on the service page.