--- title: "OVHcloud Compute" description: "All the OVHcloud US Compute documentation: guides, tutorials and reference for every task." url: https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/landing-page-compute lang: en lastUpdated: 2026-09-28 --- > For AI agents: the complete documentation index is available at https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/llms.txt, the full documentation bundle is available at https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/llms-full.txt. # OVHcloud Compute ## OVHcloud Compute Discover innovative cloud computing solutions to optimize your business. Security, flexibility, and performance. ## Key concepts - [Public Cloud Instances - Key concepts](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/key-concepts.md) ### Getting started - [How to create a Public Cloud instance and connect to it](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/getting-started.md) - [Managing your Public Cloud instances](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/first-steps-with-public-cloud-instance.md) - [How to start a Public Cloud instance on a bootable volume](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/start-instance-on-attached-volume.md) - [Shelve or pause an instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/suspend-or-pause-an-instance.md) - [Activate a Windows License for an Instance in Private Mode](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/activate-windows-license-private-mode.md) - [First steps with pre-installed applications](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/apps-first-steps.md) ### Project management - [Public Cloud Instances - Switching from hourly to monthly billing](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/changing-hourly-monthly-billing.md) ### Instance management - [Backing up an instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/save-an-instance.md) - [Using instance backups to create or restore an instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/create-restore-a-virtual-server-with-a-backup.md) - [Changing the hostname of a Public Cloud instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/changing-the-hostname-of-an-instance.md) - [Activating rescue mode on a Public Cloud instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/activating-rescue-mode-public-cloud-instance.md) - [Replacing Your Lost SSH Key Pair](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/replacing-lost-ssh-key-pair.md) - [Deploying a GPU instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/deploy-a-gpu-instance.md) - [How to configure reverse DNS for a Public Cloud instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/setup-instance-reverse.md) - [Modify or resize an instance via the OVHcloud Control Panel](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/modify-resize-instance.md) ### Instance management using Horizon - [Creating an Instance via the Horizon interface](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/create-instance-in-horizon.md) - [Managing your Public Cloud instances in Horizon](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/managing-instances-horizon.md) - [Creating and configuring a security group in Horizon](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/setup-security-group.md) - [Managing snapshots of an instance in Horizon](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/managing-snapshots-in-horizon.md) - [Creating, launching, and deleting images in Horizon](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/creation-launch-deletion-of-images-in-horizon.md) - [Resize an instance via Horizon](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/resize-of-an-instance.md) - [How to revert a flex instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/revert-a-flex-instance.md) ### Instance management using OpenStack - [Getting started with the OpenStack API](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/starting-with-nova.md) - [Getting started with managing volumes in the OpenStack API](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/starting-with-managing-volumes-openstack-api.md) - [Uploading your own image](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/upload-own-image.md) - [Resize a Public Cloud Instance Using the OpenStack CLI](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/resize-instance-openstack.md) - [Downloading and transferring an instance backup from one OpenStack region to another](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/transfer-instance-backup-from-one-datacenter-to-another.md) ### Migration - [Migration of instances between different regions](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/migration-between-regions.md) ### Tutorials - [How to set up a web server LAMP on Debian or Ubuntu](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/installing-lamp-debian9-ubuntu18.md) - [How to use PuTTY for SSH connections and authentication](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/ssh-using-putty-on-windows.md) - [Running an Ethereum Node on OVHcloud Public instances](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/running-ethereum-node-ovhcloud-public-instances.md) - [Create a custom OpenStack image with Packer](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/create-image-from-existing-image-with-packer.md) - [Installing Plesk on an instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/install-plesk-on-an-instance.md) - [Local Zone VPN-as-a-Service VPNaaS with Tailscale Integration](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/local-zones-vpn-tailscale-integration.md) ### Security - [How to create and use authentication keys for SSH connections to Public Cloud instances](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/creating-ssh-keys.md) - [How to configure additional SSH keys on an instance](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/configuring-additional-ssh-keys.md) - [Upgrading Your Operating System](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/upgrading-operating-system.md) ### Troubleshooting - [FAQ - Change of monthly billing method](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/faq-change-of-monthly-billing-method.md) ### Additional resources - [Public Cloud Instances - Responsibility sharing](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/public-cloud-instances-responsibility-sharing.md) - [Public Cloud & VPS - Image and OS lifecycle and end of life/support announcements](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/vps/public-cloud-image-os-lifecycle-end-life-support-announcements.md) - [Getting started with Local Zones](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/compute/getting-started-local-zones.md)