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https://hetzner.com
Internet service providers such as hetzner.com offer ways to host servers online. Their virtual private servers are useful to run websites with particular processing and traffic settings.
Internet service providers such as hetzner.com offer ways to host servers online. Their virtual private servers are useful to run websites with particular processing and traffic settings.


After creating an account at https://hetzner.com, go to https://hetzner.com/cloud and log in.
On the page https://hetzner.com/cloud there is an overview of what options are available for a VPS, including location, CPU speed, and options to extend storage:
[[File:hetzner_cloud.png|300px]]


Once you have created your account and logged in, you will be presented with your ‘Projects’ Screen. This is just a way to group VPSs together into common uses or projects. Make a new project and name it.
Once you have created your account and logged in, you will be presented with your ‘Projects’ Screen. This is just a way to group VPSs together into common uses or projects. Make a new project and name it.
[[File:hetzner_projects.png|300px]]


You can then add servers to the project. You can also add your public [[SSH: Secure Shell|SSH]] key to the server.
You can then add servers to the project. You can also add your public [[SSH: Secure Shell|SSH]] key to the server.
[[File:hetzner_ssh.png|300px]]


A good, detailed guide to bootstrapping a VPS with hetzner.com is on this page:
A good, detailed guide to bootstrapping a VPS with hetzner.com is on this page:

Revision as of 17:14, 14 November 2021

https://hetzner.com

Internet service providers such as hetzner.com offer ways to host servers online. Their virtual private servers are useful to run websites with particular processing and traffic settings.

On the page https://hetzner.com/cloud there is an overview of what options are available for a VPS, including location, CPU speed, and options to extend storage: Hetzner cloud.png

Once you have created your account and logged in, you will be presented with your ‘Projects’ Screen. This is just a way to group VPSs together into common uses or projects. Make a new project and name it. Hetzner projects.png

You can then add servers to the project. You can also add your public SSH key to the server. Hetzner ssh.png

A good, detailed guide to bootstrapping a VPS with hetzner.com is on this page:

http://the-internet-101.com/how-to-setup-a-vps-with-hetzner