Read an instance's Overview

The Overview tab is the first tab of an instance. It answers the questions a new customer has first: is it on, how do I sign in, what did I buy and what does it cost.

1. In the dashboard, go to Cloud Compute.
2. Select the instance's hostname. The Overview tab opens.

The tabs after it are Console, Access, Snapshots, Backups, Rescue, Network, Graphs, Billing and Settings.

Status

The badge shows the power state. Up for is how long the instance has run, and Traffic this month is the data used against the plan's allowance. Start shows when the instance is stopped and Stop when it runs. They do the same as the buttons in the header, which also has Restart. A suspended instance has neither button; the alert at the top of the page links to Billing.

Connect

The IPv4 address, the IPv6 address when the instance has one, and the User to sign in as. Each has a copy button. Under them, three steps say how to start: copy the SSH command, such as ssh ubuntu@203.0.113.24, add your public key on the Access tab, or open the Console tab to use the instance in your browser, which works without a network. Open console and Manage access open those tabs. An instance with no address shows No public address and Open Network, where you attach a floating IP.

Details

The Operating system, the Size as vCPU, memory and disk, the Plan, the Location and when the instance was Created.

Cost this month

For an instance billed by use, the amount so far this month, with a line that says what we bill. An instance with a flat price says so. See cost and billing opens the Billing tab, which has the rates, the estimate and the plan. How Cloud Compute is billed explains the figure.

1. On the Status card, select Start or Stop.
2. A message confirms Starting. or Shutting down. The status changes a few seconds later.

Start, stop and restart an instance describes every power action, including Kill… in the Instance actions menu of the header.

You see the instance's state and its addresses, and you can copy the command that signs you in.

• Connect to an instance over SSH
• Use an instance's console
• Manage an instance's password and SSH keys