Getting started with a VPS

Thanks for using Fyra Stack! You create and manage your VPS through Dashboard. This page walks you through the initial setup of your VPS.

1. Create an account

To get started, create an account on Dashboard. Enter your name, email, and a password, and you’ll receive a confirmation email. You must confirm your email before you can log in.

2. Create a project

Once you’re logged in, click the button to create a new project. Give it a name and click Create.

3. Add billing information

Click the Billing tab in the sidebar, then click Set up billing. Enter your credit card details and click Save.

Optional: add an SSH key

Open your terminal and run the following command to generate a new SSH key pair:

ssh-keygen -t ed25519

To get the public key, run:

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

If you saved the key in a different location, look there and use cat on the file ending in .pub.

Copy the line beginning with ssh-ed25519 and ending with username@hostname. This is your public key, which you’ll add to your VPS.

On Dashboard, click your profile icon and go to Keys. Paste in your public key, give it a name, and click Add key.

4. Create a VPS

In your project, go to the Servers tab in the sidebar and click the plus icon to create a new VPS. Name your VPS, select your distribution (see Choosing a Linux distribution for help), select your VPS tier, and add your SSH key.

If you’re not using an SSH key, you must save your root password here. Your generated root password will not be shown again, and if you lose it, you won’t be able to access your VPS.

Next: connect to your VPS

See Connecting via SSH to log in for the first time.