Nodes Documentation

Use these guides to create, connect, manage, and troubleshoot Compute Nodes in MyAccount. Most workflows start from Compute > Nodes.

Plan and Launch

Choose a Node Family

Compare families, instance types, and plans before launch.

Create a Node

Launch a CPU node with OS, billing, network, security, and storage settings.

Launch a Marketplace Node

Create a node from a prebuilt marketplace product.

Create a Private Cluster Node

Launch nodes on dedicated private cluster hosts.

Connect

Connect to a Linux Node

Use SSH keys or password access and fix common login failures.

Connect to a Windows Node

Connect with RDP from Windows, macOS, or Linux.

Connect and Use a SQL Server Node

Verify SQL Server services and configure database access.

Operate

Manage Nodes

Review node details, attached resources, monitoring, and controls.

Node Actions

Start, stop, restart, image, snapshot, lock, transfer, and delete.

Node Security

Manage SSH keys, security groups, BitNinja, recovery, and compliance.

Node Network

Manage public IPs, private IPs, IPv6, floating IPs, VPCs, and subnets.

Action Availability

Check why actions are hidden, disabled, blocked, or rejected.

Capabilities

E1 Series Nodes

Understand E1 storage, plan, stop, billing, and public IP behavior.

Node Images

Create saved images from nodes or snapshots.

Node Snapshots

Create, schedule, save, and lock node snapshots.

Node Encryption

Review encryption-at-rest behavior and creation-time limits.

Node Monitoring and Alerts

Review graphs, configure alerts, and install the Zabbix Agent.

Fix Issues

Node Management Actions

Fix actions hidden or blocked by node state.

Networking and IP

Resolve IP, VPC, route, firewall, and security group issues.

Node Not Accessible

Isolate node, network, and service failures.

Security and Access

Troubleshoot SSH keys, passwords, security groups, and recovery access.

Monitoring and Alerts

Fix missing graphs, alert delivery issues, and Zabbix Agent problems.