**On the Dashboard page click on the + button** 

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**Select the template for the VM.
For the Linux make sure you have the [[iaas:firstlogin|ssh public key configured on yout account]]** 

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**Enter a name for the vm
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**Select Hardware resources. If you don't know what to allocate, start with low resources (default values) you can still upgrade afterwards**

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**Add a network interface**

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**Select the network** 
You have the choose to use :
   * private network : in this case the vm will be accessible from the unige network or vpn but it's more secure.
   * public network : with this configuration the VM is accessible directly form internet without any security. You will need to setup the firewall and take care of security.


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Add only one interface ! don’t press again on “+Network Interface” 

**Select the storage :**

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**Go back to the top and click on create**

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**Wait a couple of minutes, until the status is "running"**

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**Now you can connect to the vm. Using the IP shown on the interface :**

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**Then you can login with your ssh private key**

If you need information on how to use your private key. You can follow the documentation : [[iaas:useprivateKey|use private ssh key on windows]]

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