Manage Instance

Learn basic user operations to manage a compute instance after creating one. Available Instance Types are bare metal and virtual machines (VM). To view a full description of compute services, see Compute.

Tip

Follow Stop Instance to temporarily pause your instance.

Instance States

The State reflects the status of a compute instance.

Provisioning

  1. After launching an instance, State shows Provisioning in the dashboard.

  2. Wait until State shows Ready.

Ready

  1. When State shows Ready, you may launch your instance.

  2. A connection is established with the host.

  3. If desired, continue at Connect to Instance.

Stop Instance

After you launch an instance and its Status shows Ready, you may wish to stop the instance.

  1. In the Instances tab, scroll to show the Actions column.

  2. Under Actions, click the Stop button to pause your instance.

    Tip

    When the confirmation dialog appears, follow the instructions.

  3. Click Stop to pause your instance.

Restart Instance

After your instance is stopped, it shows a Start button.

  1. Click Start to restart your instance.

    Tip

    When the confirmation dialog appears, follow the instructions.

  2. Click Start.

  3. In the State column, your instance shows Starting.

  4. Wait until your instance State shows Ready again.

  5. Click on your instance under Instance Name.

  6. Select Details to display options on how to connect.

Alternatively, choose a method to Connect to Instance.

Edit Instance

  1. Navigate to Compute > Instances from main console.

  2. In the Instances tab, assure that your instance appears.

  3. With your instance, select Edit under Actions.

  4. In the page “Edit Instance”, modify settings as desired.

Delete an Instance

  1. Navigate to Compute > Instances from main console.

  2. Under Actions, select the Delete button.

  3. At the dialog “Delete instance”, select Delete to confirm your choice.

  4. Select Cancel if you do not wish to delete your instance.

Optional - Update OS and Add Packages

While in an SSH session, you can add Ubuntu 22.04 packages and update your OS.

  1. To update and upgrade your OS, enter one command at a time.

    sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

  2. Add net-tools or curl

    sudo apt-get install net-tools

    sudo apt-get install curl