Overview

After logging in, you will see an overview of the available quota.

Details

A dialog will open that guides you step-by-step through the process.

Execution

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First, give the instance a meaningful name and enter it in the appropriate field. Then click the Next button at the bottom or select Source* in the left menu.

Template

Now select a template on which your instance should be based.

Priority

The selected image will be displayed in the Allocated area. Currently, no image is selected, so this area is empty. To select an image, click the up arrow in the corresponding row (highlighted in red). In our example, we select the image "Debian 9."

Selection

In the Allocated area, you can now see the selected image — the one named "Debian 9." If you want to discard this selection, click the down arrow in the corresponding row.

Aktuelle Quota

In the next step, the flavor must be selected.
This is done again by clicking on the up arrow (highlighted in red).
If your current quota is too low for a flavor, this will be indicated by a yellow warning symbol.

Example

In our example, we have selected the flavor "m1.tiny".

Network

Next, select the network. In most cases, you don't need to change anything here, as the default setting usually fits.

Security Group

As for the security group, you usually don't need to change anything here either.

Key Pair

In the next step, select the public SSH key that should be integrated into the instance. This step is very important, because without a public SSH key, it is not possible to access the running instance.

Launch

Now click on the Launch Instance button – and the instance will be started.

Almost done

The instance is being created...

Just a little more...

The instance is being set up...

Done

The instance has finished starting up and is set up. The IP addresses where it can be reached are shown in the overview (red arrow). You can now connect to the instance via SSH.