Create a Virtual Machine (VM)

16 min

Login to https://cloud.in8.com/app/dashboard

Create Instance

In the upper right corner of your Dashboard, select "Create" followed by "Instance."

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Select a Location.

By default iN8 Cloud is always selected.

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Select an Image:

You can choose between various Operating Systems and Pre-Defined Images or you can launch an instance from a Snapshot.

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Choose a Plan.

You can choose from Pre-Defined VM flavors or customize to the flavor you need!

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Create a Custom Flavor here:

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Choose a Project:

here you can create a level of organization to your VM projects.

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Choose a Network.

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Authentication Method:

Create a login to your VM. You can create a Username and Password or Add and SSH Key.

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Name your VM

Give your VM and Unique Server Name and Host Name.

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Billing

Select your "Billing Cycle". and Review and Deploy

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Deploy Now

Review the billing of your VM Instance and then Click "Deploy Now"

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Status

Your VM instance will start the creation process, please note it will take a few minutes for your VM to spin up. Watch the status as show below.

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When the status changes to "Running" with a green dot, your VM is successfully running
Click on the name of your instance to see more details.

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VM Settings and Options

Click "VM Settings" to see various settings you can use to modify your VM.

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Success:

You have successfully launched your VM Instance.

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