Cloud VPS Documentation
Comprehensive guides for managing your Cloud VPS instances
Getting Started
Complete beginner's guide—from signing up to deploying your first application.
Learn how to launch your first cloud instance from the control panel.
Multiple ways to access and log into your Cloud Control Panel.
Understanding the difference between cloud images and ISO installations.
Understanding our flexible cloud hosting billing system.
Upload and deploy custom ISO files or system images.
Migration Guides
Move your existing VPS to RamNode's cloud platform with minimal downtime.
Migrate your Cloud VPS instance between different regions.
File transfer, database migration, DNS strategies, and migration checklists.
Migrate from Legacy KVM VPS to Cloud VPS infrastructure.
Migrate your OpenVZ container to RamNode Cloud VPS (KVM).
Export and deploy your AWS EC2 instances on RamNode Cloud.
Migrate your AWS Lightsail instances to RamNode using live data transfer.
Migrate your Contabo VPS to RamNode using file-level migration techniques.
Export your Linode disk images and deploy them on RamNode Cloud.
Migrate your DigitalOcean droplets to RamNode Cloud VPS.
Migrate your OVH VPS and Public Cloud instances to RamNode.
Migrate your Vultr VPS instances to RamNode Cloud.
Migrate your Hetzner Cloud servers to RamNode Cloud VPS.
Migrate your GCP Compute Engine instances to RamNode Cloud VPS.
Networking
Create private networks for free traffic between instances.
Migrate IP addresses between servers in the same region.
Upload and deploy custom ISO files or system images.
Configure your DDoS-filtered IP manually.
Configure and use IPv6 addresses on your instances.
Using the Cloud DNS Zone Editor.
Set PTR records for your cloud instance IPs.
Disable DHCP and configure static IP addresses.
Security & Firewall
Using OpenStack Security Groups to implement firewall rules.
Add and manage SSH keys for secure instance access.
Manage your firewall with UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall).
Manage your firewall with firewalld on RHEL-based systems.
Automatic SSL certificate management with Certbot.
Protect your VPS from brute-force attacks with automatic IP banning.
Add TOTP-based two-factor authentication for secure SSH access.
Backups & Storage
Creating and managing snapshots and backups.
Taking snapshots without downtime.
Attach NVMe block storage to your instances.
Images & Operating Systems
A comprehensive guide to selecting the right Linux distribution for your Cloud VPS.
Upload and use custom ISOs and images.
Available OS images and ISO installation options.
Running Windows on our cloud platform.
Customize instance configuration with cloud-init.
API & Advanced
Getting started with the OpenStack API.
Comprehensive guide for programmatic cloud infrastructure management.
Install and use the Python OpenStack Client.
Setting up API access and managing credentials.
Using S3-compatible API with Cloud Object Storage.
Setting up load balancers for your instances.
Control Panel & Management
Adding additional users to access the control panel.
Increasing your instance limit.
Accessing your instance via VNC console.
Change instance resources and size.
Configure swap space for better memory management.
Essential commands and tools for monitoring CPU, memory, disk, and network.
Advanced Topics
Use rescue mode to recover or repair your instance.
Common issues and solutions for cloud instances.
Diagnose network issues using MTR to trace routes and identify packet loss.
Configure console output for instances installed from ISO.
Orchestrate and automate cloud infrastructure using Heat templates.
Infrastructure & Resources
Information about our server hardware configurations.
Our data center locations and facilities.
Test IPs for all our locations.
Billing & Policies
Monthly cPanel license costs for your VPS.
Understanding bandwidth limits and overages.
Free traffic between instances using private networks.
Request SWIP for your server IPs.
Understanding the MTR network diagnostic tool.
SMTP port restrictions and email sending options.