Order a server via the HOSTKEY website¶

In this article

• Dedicated servers order
• Instant servers with GPU order
• VPS Order
• Sale
• The process of placing an order of a ready server on the HOSTKEY website
• The process of placing an order using the configurator on the HOSTKEY website
• Registration and payment on the HOSTKEY website
• Ordering a server via Invapi control panel
• Ordering a server using API methods.

The Instant tab is intended to choose and order standard servers – physical and virtual. These servers are already in the racks and ready to use; the installation takes 5 to 20 minutes depending on the OS after ordering. The whole process is fully automated.

Standard servers available for order are divided into three categories:

• Servers with quick delivery – Dedicated servers;
• GPU-servers with quick delivery - Instant servers with GPU;
• Virtual servers – VPS.

Dedicated servers order¶

You will be offered two options when you choose this category:

• Order a server - navigation to the process of placing an order for the hardware;
• Sale on servers - navigation to special offers for rent at a discount.

Instant servers with GPU order¶

The GPU tab is intended for selecting and ordering dedicated and virtual servers with graphics cards.

VPS Order¶

The VPS tab is intended for selecting and ordering virtual servers.

Sale¶

This tab leads to special offers on server rentals with a discount.

The process of placing an order of a ready server on the HOSTKEY website¶

1. Choosing a specific server for ordering:

   

   The card of each server contains information about:

   • Server's location (DC);
   • Processor (CPU);
   • Number of cores (Cores);
   • Frequency of the processor (GHz);
   • The amount of Random Access Memory (RAM);
   • The amount and composition of disk storage (Storage);
   • Availability of remote management via IPMI/DRAC (IPMI/DRAC);
   • Equipment preparation time (Delivery ETA);
   • Cost of monthly rent (Price/mo);
   • The number of servers available for ordering (indicated under the Buy now button).

2. Configure your server

   After choosing the hardware for rent, you need to click the Buy now button. You will be taken to the server's configuration menu. Here you need to choose:

   2.1 Data center. You can choose one of the deployment regions: Russia, Netherlands, Germany, France, Iceland, United Kingdom, Turkey, or USA:

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   2.2 Operating system or pre-installed software from Marketplace

   Operating SystemApps & Panels

   

   

   Note

   Operating systems and software are grouped for easy searching.

   2.3 Network connection tariff plan and additional settings and services (for example, choose the number of IP addresses or connect blocks of addresses):

   

   Information

   Traffic Cost

   Choosing your own IP addresses when ordering equipment

   2.4 Specify additional requests for the order:

   • Public SSH-key of the super-user, which will be recorded in the OS for the root user;

   • Post-install callback URL - URL that will be called using cURL at the first server startup;

   • Cloud-init/post install scripts - commands that will be executed during the first server startup.

   

   All changes to the order configuration will be displayed in a separate window on the right side of the screen:

   

   After completing the server configuration, you need to click on the button Add to Cart, and then specify the number of servers and click the button Continue Order.

   Then, check the order data, click the button Next, and proceed with registration.

   

The process of placing an order using the configurator on the HOSTKEY website¶

Here are the several stages of ordering a server using the configurator:

1. At the first stage, you need to choose:

   • CPU Series;
   • Location;
   • CPU model;
   • The amount of RAM;
   • Type and hard disk size;
   • Availability and amount of NVMe memory;
   • Type of platform;
   • Availability and type of RAID.

   

2. Software for the server (OS, control panel):

   

   

   Information

   Conditions and cost of providing licensed software

3. Tariff plan for network connection and additional settings and services:

   

   Information

   Traffic Costs

   Conditions and cost of providing IPV4 and IPV6 addresses

   Terms and cost of DDoS Attack Protection

   Information of consolidating servers in VLAN

4. Type of SLA (Service Level Agreement)::

   

   Note

   A detailed description of SLA packages for technical support can be found here.

   After completing the configuration of the server, you must click the Checkout button and proceed to check the order details.

Registration and payment on the HOSTKEY website¶

Order information will be available for viewing during the registration process.

Registered customers need to enter authorization data and enter their personal account.

After completing the registration and authorization in your personal account, you must complete the checkout and pay the invoice.

More information about payment methods can be found here

Ordering a server via Invapi control panel¶

The Invapi web-panel is a single page application for managing rental hardware. The data specified during registration in the billing is used for authorization in the control panel.

Ordering a server using API methods.¶

You can rent and manage a hardware directly through the API.

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