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Standard Instance Creation and Configuration ​

This section outlines the process of starting a standard (CPU-only) instance on the Aleph Cloud network.

via the Web ​

You can create, manage your instances viathe Aleph Cloud Console.

via the CLI ​

The aleph-client command-line tool is required.
See CLI Reference or use --help for a quick overview of a specific command.

Create a Standard Instance via the CLI ​

Prerequisite: A ssh key so you can log onto into your VM, you can create one using the ssh-keygen command. To create a standard instance, use:

shell
aleph instance create

An instance will guide you and ask you question on how you want to configure your VM: base system, disk size, etc...

Once the process is complete, your VM should be ready to use in a few minutes.

Retrieve VM Logs ​

Monitor your VM's activity:

shell
aleph instance logs <vm-hash>

Access Your VM via SSH ​

1. Find the Instance Details ​

  • Via CLI:
shell
aleph instance list
  • Via API: Access the compute node's API at https://<node-url>/about/executions/list.

2. Connect via SSH: ​

Use the retrieved IP address to SSH into your VM:

shell
ssh <user>@<ip> [-i <path-to-ssh-key>]
  • Default Users:
    • Debian: root
    • Ubuntu: ubuntu

For more details, see the CLI Reference.

Network ​

Instance support both IPv4 and IPv6.

They receive a public IPv6 address and an internal IPv4 address.

It is possible to make the VM reachable from the outside on IPv4 using the Custom Domain and/or the Port Fowarding features.

  • Custom domain allows redirecting of http(s) traffic on the standard 80 and 443 ports.
  • Port forwarding exposes any chosen VM port on an external port of the host.
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