Introduction
Oracle Cloud offers a powerful and flexible platform for hosting virtual machines (VMs). Whether you’re looking to deploy a web server, run an application, or set up a development environment, creating a VM instance on Oracle Cloud is a straightforward process. In this blog post, we will guide you through the steps to create a VM instance on Oracle Cloud.
Prerequisites
- An Oracle Cloud account: You need to have an Oracle Cloud account to access the Oracle Cloud Console.
Now, let’s create your first VM instance on Oracle Cloud.
Step 1: Access the Oracle Cloud Console
- Open your web browser and navigate to the Oracle Cloud Console (https://cloud.oracle.com/).
- Sign in to your Oracle Cloud account.
Step 2: Navigate to the Compute Service
- Once logged in, you’ll be on the Oracle Cloud Dashboard.
- On the left-hand side, click on the “Navigation Menu.”
- Under “Core Infrastructure,” select “Compute” and then “Instances.”
Step 3: Create a VM Instance
- Click the “Create Instance” button.
- In the “Create Compute Instance” form, provide the following information:
- Name: Give your VM instance a name.
- Image: Choose Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 as an operating system.
- SSH Key: Generate a key fair and download a private key. You can upload an SSH public key if If you want to, but privayte key is recommended.
- Boot Volume: Specify your boot volume size and other details.
I am going to customize boot volume size to 50 GB.
Step 4: Review and Confirm
- Review the information you’ve entered to ensure it’s correct.
- Click “Create” to confirm and create your VM instance.
In our upcoming blog post, we’ll walk you through the process of assigning a static IP address to your instance and opening the HTTP/HTTPS ports.