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title: Oracle VPS
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description: A guide on setting up an Oracle VPS.
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keywords: [viren070, guides, viren070's guides]
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---
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# Free Oracle VPS
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## Introduction
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Oracle Cloud offers a Compute Instance with 4 OCPUs, 24GB RAM, and 200GB storage within their "Always Free" resources.
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This guide will show you how to set that up.
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A VPS can be used for a variety of purposes, such as hosting a website, running a game server, or even as a remote desktop.
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You can even use it to host all your [Stremio](/stremio/) addons and a debrid media server.
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:::info
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To use the Oracle Cloud Free Tier, you need a valid credit/debit card. Virtual/Prepaid cards are not accepted.
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:::
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## Setup
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### Creating our VM instance
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1. Sign up for an Oracle Cloud account.
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1. Go to the [Oracle Cloud website](https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/) and click on "Start for free".
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2. Sign up for an account by filling in your details.
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:::tip
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Many people tend to have issues with the verification process when
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signing up for Oracle Cloud. If you face any issues, try one of the
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following:
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- Ensure your billing address matches the address **exactly** as it appears on your bank statement or banking app.
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- Use an inPrivate window on [Microsoft Edge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge)
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- Use a different email address.
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- Use a different card.
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- Disable any adblockers/VPNs.
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If you still face issues, you can try using a contacting Oracle support
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through the live chat widget in the bottom right corner of the Oracle
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Cloud website.
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:::
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2. Once you have signed up, you will be taken to the Oracle Cloud dashboard. Click on `Create a VM instance` under the `Build` section.
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3. Give your instance a name.
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4. Configure the image and shape
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1. Scroll down to `Image and shape`, and click on `Change Image`. Select the 'Ubuntu' image and 'Canonical Ubuntu 24.04' image name.
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2. Just below the image, you will see the `Shape` section. Click on `Change Shape` and select the `Ampere` series `VM.Standard.A1.Flex` shape. Set the OCPUs to 4, and the memory to 24GB.
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5. Generate an SSH key pair. If you already have an SSH key pair, you can skip this step.
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1. Open a terminal on your local machine.
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2. Run the following command to generate an SSH key pair, replacing `your_email@example.com` with your email address.
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```bash
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ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"
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```
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- When prompted for which file to save the key in, press `Enter` to save it in the default location. If you already have an SSH key pair, you can save it in a different location. But make sure to remember where you saved it.
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- When prompted to enter a passphrase, you **should** enter one. You can generate a passphrase using a password manager like [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) or [Proton Pass](https://proton.me/pass).
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<br/ >
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:::info
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On older systems, where the ed25519 algorithm is not supported, you can use the rsa algorithm:
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```bash
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ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
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```
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:::
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3. We will now need to add our SSH key to our SSH agent. Before we do that, we need to start the SSH agent. Open a new **Administrator** PowerShell window and run the following commands:
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```
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Get-Service -Name ssh-agent | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic
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Start-Service ssh-agent
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```
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4. Run the following command in your **non-administrator** terminal to add your SSH key to the SSH agent:
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```bash
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ssh-add C:/Users/your_username/.ssh/id_ed25519
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```
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- If you saved your SSH key in a different location, replace `C:/Users/your_username/.ssh/id_ed25519` with the path to your SSH key.
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5. You will now have two files in your `~/.ssh` directory: `id_ed25519` and `id_ed25519.pub`. The `.pub` file is your public key, which you will need for the next step.
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6. In the `Add SSH keys` section, click the `Upload public key files (.pub)` button and upload the `.pub` file you generated in the previous step.
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7. Configure our boot volume.
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1. Scroll down to `Boot volume` and check the `Specify a custom boot volume size` box.
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2. Set the boot volume size to 200.
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3. Set the `Boot volume performance to `120`.
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8. Finally, click on `Create` to create your VM instance.
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:::tip
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You may encounter an `Out of capacity` error when creating your VM instance. This is because the free tier has a limited number of instances available:
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You can try again later, or you can try creating the instance in a different `Availability Domain` by scrolling back up to the top to the `Placement` section.
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You can also switch to a PAYG account, which will allow you to create instances without any restrictions. As long as you stay within the free tier limits, you won't be charged.
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You can also set up a $1 budget alert to ensure you don't go over the free tier limits.
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<details>
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<summary>How to upgrade to a PAYG account</summary>
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<div>
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1. Go back to the Oracle Cloud dashboard.
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2. Click on the hamburger menu in the top left corner and scroll down to `Billing and Cost Management`.
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3. Under the `Billing` section, click on `Upgrade and Manage Payment`
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4. Click on `Upgrade to Pay-As-You-Go` and follow the instructions.
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It can take up to 24 hours for the upgrade to take effect. You will receive an email once the upgrade is complete.
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</div>
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>How to set up a $1 budget alert</summary>
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<div>
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1. Go back to the Oracle Cloud dashboard.
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2. Click on the hamburger menu in the top left corner and scroll down to `Billing and Cost Management`.
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3. Under the `Cost Management` section, click on `Budgets`.
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4. Click on `Create Budget`.
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5. Use the following settings:
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- Budget Name: `dont_charge_me`
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- Budget Amount: `1`
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- Day of the month to begin budget processing: `1`
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- Threshold Metric: `Forecast Spend`
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- Threshhold Type: `Percentage of Budget`
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- Threshold: `1%`
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- Email Recipients: Your email address
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- Email message: `Your current usage exceeds Always Free resources. Please check your usage to avoid charges.`
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6. Click on `Create`.
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</div>
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>How to check if my current usage is forecast to exceed the free tier limits</summary>
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<div>
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1. Go back to the Oracle Cloud dashboard.
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2. Click on the hamburger menu in the top left corner and scroll down to `Billing and Cost Management`.
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3. Under the `Cost Management` section, click on `Cost Analysis`.
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4. Check the `Show Forecast` box.
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5. Set the `End Date` to a future date, such as after a few months.
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6. Click on `Apply`.
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7. You will now see a forecast of your usage. There will be a graph showing your usage over time, and a table showing your usage by service.
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8. Ensure it is all 0.
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</div>
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</details>
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:::
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9. Your instance will now begin provisioning. This can take a few minutes. Once it is done, make your way to the dashboard of your instance. You should
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already be on the dashboard, but if you aren't, you can find it by clicking on the hamburger menu in the top left corner and scrolling down to `Compute` and then `Instances`.
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### Connecting to our VPS
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10. Copy the public IP address of your instance.
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11. Open a terminal on your local machine and run the following command, replacing `your_ip` with the public IP address of your instance.
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```bash
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ssh ubuntu@your_ip
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```
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- If you are prompted to add the host to your list of known hosts, type `yes` and press `Enter`.
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- If you set a passphrase for your SSH key, you will be prompted to enter it. (You will not see any characters as you type, but it is being entered.)
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:::tip
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To avoid having to type the IP address every time you want to connect to your instance, you can create a Windows Terminal Profile.
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<details>
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<summary>How to create a Windows Terminal Profile</summary>
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<div>
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To do this:
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1. Open Windows Terminal and click on the down arrow next to the tabs. Then, while holding down the `Shift` key, click on `Settings`.
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2. This will open the `settings.json` file in your default text editor. It will look something like this:
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```json
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{
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"$help": ...,
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"$schema": ...,
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"actions": ...,
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...
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"profiles": {
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"defaults": {},
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"list": [
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...
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]
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}
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}
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```
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3. Add the following profile to the `list` array in the `profiles` object, replacing `your_ip` with the public IP address of your instance:
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```json
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{
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"closeOnExit": "never",
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"name": "Oracle VPS",
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"commandline": "ssh ubuntu@your_ip",
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},
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```
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It should look something like this (the `...` represents other objects in the file, that are abstracted for brevity):
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```json
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{
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"$help": ...,
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"$schema": ...,
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"actions": ...,
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...
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"profiles": {
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"defaults": {},
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"list": [
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{
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"closeOnExit": "never",
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"name": "Oracle VPS",
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"commandline": "ssh ubuntu@your_ip",
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},
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...
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]
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}
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}
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```
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4. Save the file and close the text editor.
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5. Close Windows Terminal and reopen it. When you click on the down arrow next to the tabs, you should see a new profile called `Oracle VPS`. Click on it to connect to your instance.
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</div>
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</details>
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12. You are now connected to your VM instance. You can now install any software you need, set up a web server, or do anything
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else you need to do.
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## Additional Information
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### Opening ports
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By default, all ports are closed on your Oracle VPS. You will need to open the ports you want to use.
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1. Go to the dashboard of your instance.
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2. Under `Primary VNIC`, click on the link next to `Subnet:`.
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3. Under `Security Lists`, click on the `Default Security List for vcn-...`.
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4. Click on `Add Ingress Rules`.
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5. Fill in the following details:
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- `Source Type`: `CIDR`
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- `Source CIDR`: `0.0.0.0/0`
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- `IP Protocol`: `TCP`
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- `Source Port Range`: `All`
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- `Destination Port Range`: The port you want to open, such as `443` for HTTPS.
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- `Description`: A description of the rule, such as `Allow HTTPS traffic`.
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6. Click on `Add Ingress Rules`, or `Another Ingress Rule` if you want to add more rules.
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### Using SCP to transfer files
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If you need to transfer files to and from your Oracle VPS, you can use SCP.
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1. Open a terminal on your local machine.
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2. Run the following command to transfer a file from your local machine to your Oracle VPS, replacing `your_ip` with the public IP address of your instance and `file.txt` with the file you want to transfer.
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```bash
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scp file.txt ubuntu@your_ip:/path/to/destination
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```
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3. Run the following command to transfer a file from your Oracle VPS to your local machine, replacing `your_ip` with the public IP address of your instance and `/path/to/file.txt` with the path to the file you want to transfer.
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```bash
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scp ubuntu@your_ip:/path/to/file.txt /path/to/destination
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```
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:::tip
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Your user folder - the folder you are in when you first connect to your Oracle VPS - is located at `/home/ubuntu`. You can use the `~` symbol to represent your user folder, so `/home/ubuntu` is the same as `~`.
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e.g., `scp file.txt ubuntu@your_ip:~/file.txt` will transfer `file.txt` to your user folder on your Oracle VPS.
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