VPS quickstart

Choose a plan from Hosting plans. After successful payment, the VPS is provisioned automatically. You'll find the public IP (for DNS only) and the private IP inside your dashboard.

Dashboard Preview

After purchase, your dashboard displays the private IP (e.g. 10.17.42.1). The public IP is listed separately – use it only when you point a domain.

You'll locate the private IP here (see image):

dashboard → VPS details → private IP

We use WireGuard to create a secure tunnel. Download WireGuard for your OS:

Install the client, then import the tunnel configuration file from your dashboard.

After importing, activate the tunnel. Your machine now acts as if it's inside the private network alongside your VPS.

Open your favourite terminal: Windows Terminal, PowerShell, Git Bash, Linux terminal, or PuTTY. Then connect with:

ssh your-username@10.17.42.1 # use the private IP from dashboard

Add -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new (or just -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no for first time) to automatically accept the fingerprint. Example:

ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new admin@10.17.42.1

The default username is usually root or the one you set during provisioning (check dashboard).

After first SSH, keep your server tidy. Update the OS (Ubuntu example):

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y

Check firewall status:

sudo ufw status

[IMAGE: ufw status showing inactive]

Allow SSH (port 22) and enable firewall:

sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
sudo ufw enable

After enabling, list rules:

sudo ufw status numbered

You can install any package. Example with Apache on Ubuntu:

sudo apt install apache2 -y

Then allow HTTP/HTTPS in firewall:

sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp   # optional if you configure SSL later

Now open your browser and visit your private IP (since you are on WireGuard, private IP is reachable). You should see the Apache welcome page.

📺 Video reference: youtube.com/watch?v=mj0eT-2glis (apache on ubuntu)

Opening custom ports (e.g., Docker / WordPress)

If you run a container on port 5001, allow it similarly:

sudo ufw allow 5001/tcp
sudo ufw status

Verify with sudo ufw status or sudo ufw show added.

To point your domain (e.g., example.com) to the server, submit a service request from your dashboard. Two options:

Go to Dashboard → Services → Request domain assignment (see image).

Once approved, the domain (or subdomain) is linked to your public IP. Remember: the public IP only serves web traffic; SSH stays on private IP via WireGuard.