Create an Instance
An Instance is a virtual machine in the cloud that, like a physical machine, provides resources such as virtualized CPU, RAM, and storage. These resources vary depending on the Instance type you choose. Once created, you can connect to your Instance and use it for a range of computing needs, from small-scale tests and personal projects to development environments, application hosting, and production workloads.
You can create Instances either from scratch or using Instance templates. In the following steps, you are going to create an Instance from scratch. For details about templates, see Create and manage Instance templates.
Select a tab below for instructions on how to create an Instance via either our console, our API, or our CLI.
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