Use this guide to get started with VNG Cloud Server (vServer). You will learn how to launch, connect and use. A typical example for creating a virtual server in the VNG Cloud. With vServer, you can set up and configure the operating system and expected accompanying applications.

When you first sign up for the vServer service, you can start with free usage for a great experience before deciding to pay. If you've created your account in 3 days and haven't exceeded the benefits of the free tier for vServer, it won't cost you anything to complete this guide as we help you choose options that fall within benefits of the free tier. At the end of the free tier, you will be charged for using the standard vServer from the time you launch the instance until you end the instance, even if it is idle.

Overview:

You need to complete the following steps to be able to use our vServer service:

Step 1: Activate vServer:

1. Open vServer homepage at: https://hcm-3.console.vngcloud.vn/vserver/overview
2. For a new customer's account, to be able to use the service you need to first activate vServer by creating a Project. In the "Overview" tab, click Activate

Step 2: Initialize VPC:

Next to initialize vServer, you need a VPC:

1. Open vServer homepage at: https://hcm-3.console.vngcloud.vn/vserver/overview
2. At the navigation menu bar, select Tab VPC
3. Select Create VPC
4. For Name, enter a descriptive name for the VPC. VPC names can include letters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9, '_', '-'). The input data length is between 5 and 50. It must not include leading or trailing spaces.
5. Enter IP information in the
   
    
   CIDR
   
    
   field. The IP address should be Private and can be selected for the following values:
   
   • 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.0.0
   • 172.16.0.0 - 172.24.0.0
   • 192.168.0.0

Step 3: Declare the Subnet:

After the initialization of the initial VPC is complete, an additional step of Subnet initialization is required. We can create multiple Subnets for our VPC:

1. Open the VPC tab at: https://hcm-3.console.vngcloud.vn/vserver/network/vpc
2. Click on your VPC, select the Subnet tab at the bottom of the page and select Add Subnet
3. For Name, enter a descriptive name for the Subnet. Subnet names can include letters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9, '_', '-'). The input data length is between 5 and 50. It must not include leading or trailing spaces.
4. Enter IP information in the CIDR field. The CIDR value of the Subnet must be in the network class of the previously created VPC. For example, the previous VPC we created with a CIDR of 192.168.0.0/16, the Subnet will have the form: 192.168.xxx.0/24

Step 4: Initialize Server:

This guide helps you quickly launch your first Server, so it won't cover all the must-have options, but you'll get the Server up and running in just a few simple steps:

1. Open the Server tab at: https://hcm-3.console.vngcloud.vn/vserver/v-server/cloud-server
2. Select Create a Server
3. In the Basic Configuration section, enter the Server name to describe the name for your Server. Server name can include letters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9, '_', '-'). The input data length is between 5 and 50. It must not include leading or trailing spaces and the Server name must be different from the Username.
4. Choose from the following options in the Image section:

Option 1: Initialize vServer from a brand new blank OS

• At the OS IMAGES tab, select the OS Type (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Windows, ...) and the corresponding OS version, select Next

Option 2: Initialize vServer with GPU IMAGES advanced support for graphics processing

• At GPU IMAGES tab, select OS Type (Ubuntu, Windows, ...) and corresponding OS version, select Next

Option 3: Initialize vServer with previously created MY IMAGES, to serve Clone Server running on Cloud into new Servers or Backup / Restore Server

• At the My Images tab, select the corresponding images needed to create the vServer, select Next. Or you can create your own Image by Click here for instructions on creating MY IMAGES

5. Under section Instance type, is a list of Flavor configurations, you can choose the desired Flavor configuration for your Server by. iot.v1.small1x1 is recommended by us as the default basic configuration for server initialization

6. In the section Volume Settings, enter the configuration for Boot OS Volume (Root) including Size GB, Volume Type SSD and IOPS, then select Next

In addition, you can add Data Volume to the Server during the initialization process by selecting Add Data volume, then enter the configuration for the Data Volume including Volume name, Size GB, Volume Type SSD and IOPS, then select Next

7. Next is the Network settings:

+  Here you can choose VPC to grant Private IP to Server and Subnet from the list you created earlier, or you can choose Click here to manage your VPCs to create new VPC and Subnet, it should be noted that after creating VPC and Subnet Subnet, it will be displayed at the list page allowing you to choose during Server initialization

+  Check the box Floating IP to assign Public IP to the Server (Click here for instructions on attach/detach WAN IP)

+  Security group to manage the ACL - Access Control List for the Server. (Click here for instructions on creating and managing a Security group)

+  SSH Key to import to the Server during initialization. (Click here for instructions)

+  Authentication Information: Empty: the system will automatically generate and assign a password or the user can manually tweak and enable or disable the bypass of the first password change.

8. In the Other Settings section, you can choose Server Group or not according to your needs. You can assign the Server to previously created Groups (With attributes such as the same Compute Host or different Compute Host)

Step 5: Pay and complete the Server initialization process:

After filling in the necessary information to initialize the Server, it is necessary to review the summary of information in the Summary tab on the left side of the screen and detailed payment information for the items in the Item list tab. If you are ready, select Launch Server to confirm initialization of your Server.

On the Server list screen, you can see the launch status. It takes a short time for a Server to launch. Its initial state is pending. After the Server starts, its status changes to running. Note that it may take a few minutes for the Server to be ready for you to connect to it. Check if your Server has passed the status check; you can see this information in the Check Status column.