Category: Provisioning
- You completed the Getting Started checklist.
- You know which operating system or marketplace image you need.
- You have selected expected CPU, RAM, and storage requirements.
- Open Deploy or Create Server in the dashboard.
- Select a region closest to your users or dependent services.
- Choose your OS or marketplace image, then select an instance size.
- Attach your SSH key or set secure password credentials.
- Set hostname and optional tags so the server is easy to identify later.
- Review summary details and click Deploy or Create.
- Wait for provisioning status to change from building to running.
- Instance status shows running in dashboard.
- Public IP address is assigned and visible on server detail page.
- Console or activity log shows successful deploy completion.
- Using a region far from users and seeing unexpected latency.
- Selecting too-small plan for the intended workload.
- Forgetting to attach SSH key and losing immediate shell access.