Quick Guide

Registration

Access to bwCloud-OS requires an active account from a bwIDM-participating institution.
Your account must include a valid bwCloud entitlement, assigned by your home institution. This is usually automatic. If missing, contact your institution’s IT support. The bwCloud-OS team cannot assign entitlements.
Log in once to the Dashboard to activate your profile. Setup is automated via bwIDM.
After login, select your home region as described here to begin using bwCloud-OS.

Instances can be created via the Dashboard wizard, select: name → image → flavor → network → SSH key → launch.
Existing instances can be resized to larger flavors. Always back up important data beforehand, as the VM will reboot during the process.
To access your bwCloud-OS virtual machines, you must register an SSH key pair and assign it when creating instances.

Each bwCloud-OS instance automatically receives a public IP address, valid for its entire lifetime (until deletion).
Instances are also assigned a persistent FQDN based on their UUID and region.
Domain hosting is not provided, but you can point your own domain to the instance’s FQDN using a CNAME record.