Instances Quickstart

This guide follows a real Linux Instance creation and SSH connection checked on 30 October 2026: Istanbul, TR Shared 2, a monthly billing cycle and Ubuntu 24.04. The installed guest reported Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS. Prices, tax and available images can change; review the values in your own order before submitting it.

Create an Instance

1. Create and verify your account, then sign in. Review account security before using the account for ongoing work.
2. Create an SSH key pair on your computer if you do not have one. Keep the private key locally and use only the .pub key in the panel.
3. Select Create a VM or open the Instance order page. Choose the region, plan and billing cycle. The checked example used Istanbul and Shared 2, with 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM and 50 GB disk at 6.00 USD monthly.
4. Choose the required image version explicitly. For the checked example, select Ubuntu 24.04. Under authentication, select SSH Key and supply the public key you prepared. Review any additional storage before proceeding.
5. Accept the displayed terms and select Continue. This opens Order Summary; it is not the final checkout. Review the service, billing cycle, currency, taxes, credits and amount due.
6. Accept the terms on the summary and select Check Out once. Follow the payment step shown for your account. Then open Instances and wait for the service to become active and receive an IP address.

The checked order was 6.00 USD + 1.20 USD VAT = 7.20 USD. Existing account credit covered the total, so no additional payment was due that day. This is a dated example, not a universal tax rate or a promise of free service.

Account-credit currency can differ from invoice currency. In the checked account, credit was held in TRY: at the recorded rate of 45 TRY per USD, the 7.20 USD invoice used 324.00 TRY of credit. Compare both units in Billing → Credit Logs and the invoice instead of comparing the numbers alone. See billing.

For the full configuration sequence and screenshots, use Create an Instance.

Connect to the Instance

Copy the public IP from the Instance management page. The address 203.0.113.10 below is a documentation placeholder; replace it with your own IP. The checked Ubuntu image accepted root with the SSH key selected at creation.

ssh -i ~/.ssh/fibacloud_instances_ed25519 -o IdentitiesOnly=yes [email protected]

Before accepting a new SSH host key, verify the server identity. Enter your private-key passphrase if requested. For Windows PowerShell syntax and the PuTTY reference, follow Connect with SSH.

After login, check the guest:

whoami
cat /etc/os-release
free -m
df -h /

The checked Shared 2 guest reported 1967 MiB of memory and a 48G root filesystem. Guest-visible sizes differ from the plan's advertised capacity because of units, partitions and system reservations.

You can also open the browser console to view boot output or the OS login prompt. The console is not an automatic SSH login; its OS authentication is separate.

Manage ongoing charges

Ending an SSH session, closing the console or powering off the guest does not cancel the service. Check its renewal date and invoices in Billing. When the Instance is no longer needed, save the data you want to keep and review the cancellation options and effective date shown in the panel; ask support if the effect is unclear.

This walkthrough did not terminate the test Instance or verify a cancellation/refund outcome. Do not assume that an unused part of a billing period will be refunded or that related backups will be retained.

Before making changes to a guest you want to keep, read the snapshot and restore guide. A restored Instance may be stopped; use Startup when required and allow time for SSH to become available again.