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 ===== Creating a VPS ===== ===== Creating a VPS =====
  
-Members are allowed to create VPSs in the [[navody:vps:playgroundvps|playground]] and the production environment provided+Members are allowed to create VPSs in the [[manuals:vps:playgroundvps|playground]] and the production environment provided
 that they have **enough resources** and their that they have **enough resources** and their
-[[navody:vps:prostredi|environment settings]] allow it. You can gain resources by lowering the parameters of existing VPSs or paying extra for more resources.+[[manuals:vps:environment|environment settings]] allow it. You can gain resources by lowering the parameters of existing VPSs or paying extra for more resources.
  
 Creating a new VPS consists of three steps: Creating a new VPS consists of three steps:
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 {{:navody:vps:create_vps.png?300|}} {{:navody:vps:create_vps.png?300|}}
  
-So far, creating several production VPSs is only allowed for those users who 
-request it and want to test this function. 
  
 ===== IP Addresses ===== ===== IP Addresses =====
  
-Each member gets 1 public IPv4 address and 32 IPv6 addresses in each environment. These +Each member gets 1 public IPv4 address and 32 /64 IPv6 addresses in each environment. These 
-addresses can be distributed between various VPSs as you please. Additional IPv4 addresses are available for a [[informace:platby|fee]], IPv6 addresses are given upon request.+addresses can be distributed between various VPSs as you please. Additional IPv4 addresses are available for a [[information:membership_fees|fee]], IPv6 addresses are given upon request.
  
-You can find more information about the management and various types of IP addresses [[navody:vps:ip_adresy|here]].+You can find more information about the management and various types of IP addresses [[manuals:vps: ip_addresses|here]].
 ===== Root Password ===== ===== Root Password =====
  
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 {{:navody:vps:root_passwd.png?300|}} {{:navody:vps:root_passwd.png?300|}}
 +
 +===== SSH Public Keys =====
 +
 +You can upload your public keys to vpsAdmin at Edit profile → Public keys → Add public key.
 +
 +{{ :navody:server:add_ssh_key.png?300 |}}
 +
 +The keys can be configured to be automatically deployed to new or reinstalled VPS. Alternatively,
 +you can deploy individual keys to VPS on demand from VPS details page:
 +
 +{{ :navody:server:deploy_ssh_key.png?300 |}}
  
 ===== Choosing a Distro ===== ===== Choosing a Distro =====
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 It is possible to change VPS parameters in the VPS details. The minimal configuration of a VPS is It is possible to change VPS parameters in the VPS details. The minimal configuration of a VPS is
-1 CPU, 1 GB of RAM and 10 GB of disk space. The maximal configuration is 8 CPUs, 16 GB+1 CPU, 256 MB of RAM and 512 MB of disk space. The maximal configuration is 8 CPUs, 16 GB
 Of RAM, unlimited disk space. Of RAM, unlimited disk space.
  
 {{:navody:vps:resources.png?300|}} {{:navody:vps:resources.png?300|}}
- 
-Although “swap” is displayed among the parameters, we typically don’t assign it 
-since swap behaves like a memory extension in OpenVZ. 
  
 If you want to create a new VPS, you need to make space for it – decrease If you want to create a new VPS, you need to make space for it – decrease
-the parameters of a different VPS.+the parameters of a different VPS or ask the support for more resources.
  
 ===== Hostname ===== ===== Hostname =====
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 the VPS restarts. the VPS restarts.
  
-{{:navody:vps:features.png?300|}} +{{ :navody:vps:vps_features.png |}}
- +
-We recommend only setting the features that your really need. Some functions tend to run into conflicts with each other, for example turning on NFS blocks online migration. +
- +
-===== Migrating a VPS Between Nodes ===== +
- +
-Most frequently, VPSs are migrated between the playground and +
-the production environment. It is only possible to swap VPSs that are located in different +
-locations (Prague, Playground, Brno). Within one location, all you +
-need to do is swap IP addresses. +
- +
-{{:navody:vps:swap_vps.png?300|}} +
- +
-Before performing the action, the table displays the state of the VPS before and after the +
-migration.+
  
 +  * TUN/TAP - "TUN routing/TAP bridging" Allows access to virtual network interfaces, e.g. for VPN.
 +  * FUSE - "Filesystem in Userspace" Allows access to mounting FUSE-based filesystems.
 +  * PPP - "Point-to-Point Protocol"
 +  * KVM - "Kernel-based Virtual Machine"
 +  * LXC nesting - Needed to use LXC/LXD containers inside the VPS
 +  * AppArmor control directories - Allows access to AppArmor interfaces in the kernel. Disabling this feature will prevent applications from using AppArmor.
 ===== Cloning VPSs ===== ===== Cloning VPSs =====
  
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 {{:navody:vps:clone_vps.png?300|}} {{:navody:vps:clone_vps.png?300|}}
  
-In the form, choose the environment, locations or VPS to which you want to clone the VPS that is currently open. Based on this choice, either a new VPS will be created or an existing one will be **overwritten**. So make sure to be careful with what you are doing.+In the form, choose the environment, locations or VPS to which you want to clone the VPS that is currently open.
  
-===== Setting the Time for Planned VPS Outages ===== +===== Setting the Time for Planned VPS Maintenances ===== 
-The appropriate time for planned VPS outages can be set differently for every day of+The appropriate time for planned VPS maintenances can be set differently for every day of
 the week. the week.
  
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 During this time period, short VPS outages can occur if it’s absolutely During this time period, short VPS outages can occur if it’s absolutely
-necessary. This is mostly used when migrating VPSs between nodes. We always inform +necessary. This is mostly used when migrating VPSes between nodes. We always inform 
-about planned outages and migrations either in the outage list or to the email that you have+about maintenances and migrations on the email that you have
 provided in vpsAdmin. provided in vpsAdmin.
- 
-===== Maintenance Mode ===== 
- 
-If we want to turn on maintenance mode, we can do so for the whole cluster, 
-individual environments, locations, nodes or VPS. The reason is stated 
-in the title of the maintenance mode icon. 
- 
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