Getting Started
Set up your account and first VPS.
By Andy Wallace and 1 other2 authors13 articles
- Switch noVNC keyboard from QWERTY to AZERTYSet your VPS OS to AZERTY so the noVNC console, SSH, and RDP all use the correct keyboard layout.
- How to create your LumaDock accountSign up while ordering your first server, or register a free account before you order.
- Connect to your LumaDock VPS using SSHLog in to your Linux VPS from Windows, macOS or Linux with the details on your server's page.
- Understanding the LumaDock control panelA map of the client area menu, with a link to the guide for each part.
- How to use the Manage Server interface in LumaDockFind each item in the server menu: upgrade, cancel, backups, firewall, console, reinstall and logs.
- Server overview in the LumaDock control panelShows where your root password, SSH port, IP address and billing dates are and how to reboot.
- Create resource usage notifications in LumaDockSet up email alerts for CPU memory and network usage to monitor your VPS and react before issues appear.
- Schedule VPS power actions with VM Power TasksLearn how to schedule automatic start, stop, reboot, or shutdown actions for your LumaDock VPS.
- Create and configure server checks in LumaDockLearn how to create server checks in LumaDock to monitor services and receive alerts when issues occur.
- Task history in the LumaDock control panelSee what happened to your VPS and when: power actions, reinstalls and console sessions.
- How to manually create a VPS backup (snapshot)Take a backup of your VPS on demand, for example before an update or a risky change.
- Create scheduled VPS backups in LumaDockSet up automatic VPS backups on a schedule and control timing compression and notifications.
- RDP from macOS to a Windows VPSConnect from a Mac to your Windows VPS with Microsoft's free Windows App.