Overview

Ubuntu Server is one of the most popular Linux distributions for web hosting and cloud workloads. On ALYPOD you do not run a hardware installer — you choose an Ubuntu template in the ALYPOD Console and the image is provisioned for you. This article covers deployment and first steps.

Before you begin

• An active ALYPOD account at account.alypod.com.
• An SSH public key (recommended).
• Awareness that installing an OS erases the Pod's existing disk contents.

Steps

1. Sign in to account.alypod.com and open the ALYPOD Console.
2. Click Deploy Pod and pick a plan (Shared, Dedicated, NVMe or ARM).
3. Choose a data-centre region near your users.
4. Under OS template, select Ubuntu Server and an LTS release such as 22.04 or 24.04 (choose the aarch64 variant for ARM Pods).
5. Add your SSH public key or set a root password.
6. Optionally paste a cloud-init script.
7. Confirm and create the Pod; wait for status Running.

First steps after boot

1. Log in:

bash ssh [email protected]

1. Update packages:

bash apt update && apt upgrade -y

1. Set the hostname and timezone:

bash hostnamectl set-hostname web01 timedatectl set-timezone UTC

1. Create a non-root sudo user (see related articles) and install what you need:

bash adduser deploy usermod -aG sudo deploy

Choosing the right release

• LTS (22.04, 24.04): long support windows — use these for production.
• Interim releases: newer packages but short support — use for testing only.

Troubleshooting

• Problem: SSH login fails after deploy. Solution: make sure the correct public key was selected, or reset the root password in the console.
• Problem: ARM Pod rejects the package. Solution: some packages lack arm64 builds; check availability with apt policy <package>.
• Problem: Pod does not reach the network. Solution: inspect the VNC console and confirm DHCP/netplan config.

Related articles

• [How to deploy a CPU Pod]
• [Initial server hardening after installation]
• [Updating the operating system]