Add VM as User Node on Vultr
In order to add a new host to your platform installation on the Vultr, you need to prepare an appropriate VM.
1. Access your Vultr dashboard, expand the Deploy menu at the top-right corner, and click Deploy New Server.
2. In the opened Deploy New Instance page, select the Cloud Compute server.
3. Next, select any preferrable CPU and Storage Technology (e.g., Intel Regular Performance).
4. Choose a preferred Server Location from the list, for example Frankfurt.
5. In the Server Image section, go to the Operating Systems tab, and select the CentOS > 7 x64 option.
6. Select the required Server Size (with at least 4 GB RAM and 2 vCPUs).
7. Finalize the new VM creation:
- select the SSH Key for authentication
- you can skip the IP Address assigning step
- choose Server Hostname & Label for your VM
Click the Deploy Now button when ready.
8. Once your instance is created, log into the Cluster Admin Panel and navigate to the Hosts section.
Click the Add > SSH Command button on the tools panel.
9. Within the opened frame, you can copy the command for a new host addition. It should be run on your new VM (as shown in the next step).
10. Connect to the Vultr server via SSH as root:
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The required IP address and root password are in the appropriate VM’s Server Details.
Run the host addition command from the previous step and wait for the host to be included automatically in the PaaS cluster with all required interconnections.
