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5 October 2026 · 5 min read
Once your account is ready: the basic steps from preparing the network and choosing a server profile and disk to your first connection and keeping costs in check.
This guide covers the basic steps to create your first virtual server on Bulutlan Edge Cloud. The steps are conceptual; screen and field names in the interface may change over time. If you get stuck, contact our support team.
Use the link in Bulutlan Console to open the Cloud Console for your region, and sign in with the details you received. Cloud Console is the interface where you manage servers, networks and storage on a self-service basis.
Resources are created under projects. Make sure you are in the right project and the right region. If you work with a team, deciding early who gets which permissions in which project will save you trouble later.
The server needs a VPC and a subnet to connect to. If your account already has a network ready to use, you can use it; otherwise, create a new VPC and subnet.
Settle two decisions at this point:
Open the new server wizard in the panel. In the first step, you choose a server profile. The profiles in the price list:
Monthly prices are based on 730 hours (24/7) of use.
Starting with a small profile is a good approach. As your needs grow, you can move to a larger profile or scale out with Auto-Scale.
Pick an operating system image for your server. If you plan to use Windows Server, the license is listed separately in the price list (6.18 USD per month for 2 cores).
Choose the disk type based on the workload:
Decide how you will connect to the server and keep the credentials somewhere safe. In firewall rules, open only the ports you actually need. Where possible, accept management connections only over VPN.
Review the summary in the wizard and create the server. According to RNG Technology, virtual servers are created in seconds. Once the server is running, connect with the access method you chose.
The resources you use are billed by the hour. CPU and RAM of stopped servers are not billed, while items such as disks and IPs continue to be billed at their monthly unit price. Stopping a test server during hours you do not use it lowers your cost noticeably. You can model your own scenario in the Pricing Calculator.