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Quickstart

Create VM

1. Log in to the bwCloud-OS Dashboard and select the desired Region in the top left corner.
2. Under Compute → Key Pairs, upload an existing SSH public key or create a new key pair.
3. 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.
4. Connect: ssh -i /path/to/key <user>@<IP-address> (for Debian/Ubuntu: user debian or ubuntu). Username overview here.

Themen-Hub

Registration

entitlements, regions

Instances (VMs)

VMs starten, verbinden (SSH), Images/Flavors, Snapshots

Network & Security

Floating-IP, Security Groups, eigenes Netz/Router, DNS/FQDN

Storage

Volumes, Performance, Backups

(Group-)Projects & Quota

Beantragen, Rollen, Entitlements, Gruppenprojekte

Automation & Tools

Ansible, API-Zugriff

other notes

Network/Ports

See Reference: Network – blocked/allowed ports..

Support

Support: Ticket eröffnen

Terms

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