This guide contains essential resources to help you get started with your Cloud VPS or VPS Lite offered by Infomaniak.

Introduction

• UEFI and Secure boot support is not planned for the Cloud VPS / VPS Lite offering.
• It is not possible to migrate a vmdk file so that it can run on OpenStack because KVM is used for virtualization.
• In case of a problem, consult the knowledge base.
  • Contact Infomaniak support for questions concerning only the hardware part of the VPS.

Getting started with a Cloud VPS / VPS Lite Linux

• How to connect to your server via an SSH key?
• Which Linux distributions are supported?

Getting started with a Cloud VPS / VPS Lite Windows

• How to connect to your Windows server?
• Which versions of Windows are supported?

Which version (Cloud or Lite) should I choose for the VPS?

• The configurations (vCPU / RAM / disk space) vary depending on the VPS offers, starting with 1 vCPU at very competitive prices.
  • Make your choice according to your needs.
  • Upgrading from a VPS Lite to a VPS Cloud is not yet possible automatically, and reducing a subscribed offer is not possible.
  • Refer to this other guide if you wish to migrate from VPS Lite to VPS Cloud (the migration is irreversible).
• The same Linux distributions & Windows versions are offered (Windows is not available on the smallest configurations).
  • Only the official images of the operating systems are installed, without any security software such as fail2ban pre-installed.
  • However, the firewall is configurable from the Manager, and a VPS also benefits from anti-DDoS protection.
  • Regarding port opening, refer to this other guide.
• On VPS Lite, the bandwidth is limited to 500 Mbit/s, and the guaranteed SLA + snapshots are not available.