Revision as of 08:09, 17 September 2025

Welcome to the bwCloud-OS-documentation

Create VM

Log in to the bwCloud-OS Dashboard and select the desired Region in the top left corner.
Under Compute → Key Pairs, upload an existing SSH public key or create a new key pair.
Go to Compute → Instances → Launch Instance and fill out the tabs one by one:
1. Details: Assign a name.
2. Source: Choose an Image (e.g. Debian 12).
3. Flavor: Select a Hardware Flavor (e.g. m1.small).
4. Networks: Select the appropriate network.
5. Key Pairs: Choose your SSH key pair.
6. Click Launch.
Connect: ssh -i /path/to/key <user>@<IP-address> (for Debian/Ubuntu: user debian or ubuntu). Username overview here.

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 : entitlements, regions
 ;  [[Instances (VMs)|Instances (VMs)]]
-: VMs starten, verbinden (SSH), Images/Flavors, Snapshots
+: start VMs, connect (SSH), images/flavors, snapshots
 ; [[Network & Security|Network & Security]]
-: Floating-IP, Security Groups, eigenes Netz/Router, DNS/FQDN
+: floating-IP, security groups, networks/router, DNS/FQDN
 ; [[Storage|Storage]]
-: Volumes, Performance, Backups
+: volumes, performance, backups
 ; [[(Group-)Projects & Quota|(Group-)Projects & Quota]]
-: Beantragen, Rollen, Entitlements, Gruppenprojekte
+: apply, roles, entitlements, group projects
 ; [[Automation & Tools|Automation & Tools]]
-: Ansible, API-Zugriff
+: Ansible, API-access
 == other notes ==
 ; Network/Ports
-: See [[Reference: Network – blocked/allowed ports.]].
+: see [[Reference: Network – blocked/allowed ports.]].
 ; Support
-: [https://bw-support.scc.kit.edu Support: Ticket eröffnen]
+: [https://bw-support.scc.kit.edu Support: open ticket]
 ; Terms
 : [[Glossar]]
 :