How do I create a server via Oderland Cloud?

The price of servers created via Oderland Cloud varies based on the system resources allocated to each server. You can see the costs associated with the servers here.

You can create a new server via Oderland Cloud in two different ways. Firstly, you can create the server via the Client Area on our website, or you can use the Oderland Cloud control panel. Below we describe both approaches.

Create a server via the Client Area

This method is intended for beginners.

To create a server via the Client Area, do the following:

1. Begin by logging on to the Client Area.
2. Click Cloud under Services in the menu to the left.
   
3. Then, click + Create New Server.
   
4. The page you land on now lets you choose the operating system, system resources, disk space, IP address and so on for your new server. You can always see an estimate of what the server will cost per month at the bottom of the page.
   
5. When you are satisfied with your choices, click + Create Server at the bottom.

Create a server via the Oderland Cloud control panel

This method is intended for advanced users.

To create a server via the control panel for Oderland Cloud, do the following:

1. Begin by logging on to the Oderland Cloud control panel.
2. When you’ve logged in, go to Compute (the cube-like icon) -> Virtual machines in the menu to the left.
   
3. Click on the + Create virtual machine button. This will either be visible in the centre of the page (if you don’t have any servers set up already) or in the top right corner above the list of existing servers. The image below shows what it looks like if there are no servers already set up.
   
4. You will now see the settings for creating the server. Below we go through the steps.
   
5. Start by entering a name for the server under Name. This is used to distinguish and identify the servers within your Oderland Cloud account.
   
6. Now you need to select the operating system for the server, which is done via selection of the image the server is based on when it is created. On the Image row, click Specify.
   
   You are now presented with the list of available images and can select the operating system. There are a large number to choose from and you choose what you want and need.
   
   Click on the image you want to use and then the Done button.
7. The next step is to set up at least one disk for the server. This is done through Volumes. When you select an image as described above, a disk/volume will be added automatically but you may want to resize it according to your needs. To resize the proposed disk, click on the pencil on the right side of the row for the disk.
   
   Then click the ... button to the right of the disk and then click Edit.
   Here you can now resize the disk by the field Size. Once changed, click the Save button to save the modification.
   
   Finally, click Done to continue the server setup.
8. Now it’s time to choose how many CPU cores and how much RAM the server will have. This is controlled via Flavor. Therefore, click Specify on the line for Flavor.
   
   You will now be presented with a number of flavors to choose from to get your server up and running. Click on the row that best matches your needs and then the Done button.
   
9. Next, networking should be set up on the server, which is done via Network interfaces. So click Specify on the row for this.
   
   Click the Add button to add an IP address to the server.
   
   Click on Network - Select and then on the network you want to use.
   
   Make sure Assign automatically is ticked on both IPv4 and IPv6 and click Add at the bottom.
   Then click the Done button at the bottom.
10. To be able to access the server after it is created, you need to add one or more SSH keys. You do this via the Specify button on the SSH key row.
    
    Here you can select an SSH key that you have already added to Oderland Cloud or add a new one directly via the Add button.
    
    Click Done after selecting the SSH key.

Note that you may not be able to access your server unless you add an SSH key, depending on the operating system (image) you have chosen.

11. Optional: If you want, you can add customised scripts that run when the server is created, so-called cloud-init scripts. You do this via Specify on the Customization script row.
    
    This is intended for advanced users and examples of what can be done via cloud-init can be found in the official documentation.
12. When you are done with all the choices for setting up the server, click the Deploy button at the bottom to create the server.
    
    As soon as the server is created, you can see it become active in the list of servers in your Oderland Cloud account.
    

If you have chosen Windows Server as the operating system for your server, you now need to open the console for the server and complete the installation. Among other things, you will be asked to set the password for the administrator account.