Virtual machines quickstart

This quickstart creates a Linux VM from the LayerRail console.

Create a virtual machine

Open your project

Go to the LayerRail console, open a project, and choose Virtual Machines.

Choose Create Virtual Machine

Choose Create Virtual Machine for a standard CPU VM.

Pick a location

Choose the region closest to your users or the service that will connect to the VM.

Choose an image

Choose Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, or Fedora.

Choose a size

Start small for testing. Move to larger plans when CPU, memory, or bandwidth needs grow.

Add an SSH key

Paste your public SSH key so you can connect after the VM is ready.

Create the VM

Submit the form and wait for the VM state to change from creating to running.

Use the public IP address shown on the VM page.

ssh ubuntu@<public-ip>

If you changed the username during creation, use that username instead.

ssh <username>@<public-ip>

SSH access depends on the public key you provided during creation and the firewall rules attached to the VM.