Resources to help and get inspired
Check out our latest guides and tutorials on UpCloud services and features or interesting cloud technologies.
Tutorials
Guides and instructions
Networking
How to connect UpCloud to AWS using VPN Gateway
The VPN Gateway allows you to connect to external networks securely through a VPN endpoint. It operates with our SDN Router, which can connect with one or multiple SDN Private Networks. All Cloud Servers connected to one of these SDN Private Networks can access the external networks via the Gateway. In this guide, we will demonstrate how […]
Backups
How to set up free backups for Cloud Servers
Backing up your Cloud Servers is crucial for data protection and business continuity. Regular backups ensure your data is safe and can be restored in case of software failure, cyber-attacks, or human errors. UpCloud offers a convenient solution with its free 24-hour backup options, making it easy for anyone to secure their data without incurring […]
UpCloud services
How to make the most of UpCloud Developer plans
In today’s fast-paced tech world, developers and startups need access to reliable and scalable cloud server solutions. UpCloud’s Developer plans offer a cost-effective and flexible option for optimising their development and deployment processes. This tutorial will guide you through maximising the benefits of UpCloud’s developer plans, highlighting their features, advantages, and practical tips for efficient […]
Documentation
Information on services and features
UpCloud services
UpCloud is a European cloud service provider offering cloud servers on an hourly billed infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). We provide our users with the computing, storage and networking needed to develop and run applications and workloads in the cloud. We also offer additional services such as a firewall, private networks and backups. On our high-performance IaaS, our […]
Cloud Servers
Cloud Servers offer on-demand availability of computer system resources, including data storage and computational capacity without the need to directly manage the server hardware. UpCloud users are able to deploy Cloud Servers by selecting from the predefined configuration options; General Purpose, High CPU and High Memory plans or by freely allocating resources as needed using […]
Storage
The UpCloud infrastructure-as-a-service is designed around redundancy and high availability, and a core part of it is the separation of computation and storage. The redundancy-enabled storage backends are hosted independently from the compute nodes which allows instant operation failover in case of a fault in any part of the system as well as operational load […]
Tools
System management and API clients
System imaging
UpCloud Packer Builder
Packer is an easy-to-use automation solution for creating any type of machine images. It embraces modern configuration management by allowing automated software installation and setup within Packer-built images. UpCloud Packer builder integrates Packer with our Cloud Servers and makes creating private templates fast! Packer plugin UpCloud Packer builder is a plugin for Packer to simplify template […]
Provisioning
UpCloud Ansible Collection
Ansible is a popular configuration management tool for provisioning anything from individual cloud servers to entire cloud infrastructures. It executes the requested operation by following user-defined playbooks, lists of customisable actions written in YAML, on specified cloud servers. Using Ansible, you can automate all bootstrapping operations, like installing and updating software, creating and removing users, […]
Command-line
UpCloud Command-Line Interface
UpCloud Command-Line Interface, or UpCloud CLI for short, is a text-based user interface to UpCloud’s Infrastructure-as-a-service. It provides a fast command-line tool for accessing and managing your UpCloud resources. Save valuable time with quick commands always right at your fingertips! UpCloud CLI UpCloud CLI allows you to control your Cloud Servers, storage and networking from […]