Vultr

Open Vultr Console (opens in a new tab)

Use a fresh Ubuntu 24.04 x86_64 server with at least 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM and 80 GB SSD, a public IPv4 address, an SSH key, and a domain you control. The cloud provider bills your account for the server, storage and traffic.

Create the instance

1. In Vultr, deploy a Cloud Compute server in your chosen region.
2. Select the plain Ubuntu 24.04 image, an x86 plan with the resources above, and your SSH public key.
3. Attach a Vultr Firewall group allowing inbound TCP 80/443 from the internet and TCP 22 from your public IP. Allow outbound traffic.
4. Deploy and connect with ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP.
5. Check sudo ufw status. If UFW is active, allow ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp as well, retaining your SSH access.

See Vultr's firewall guide.

Install Grovs

Follow the Ubuntu cloud server setup over SSH. It installs Docker, initializes the databases, generates administrator credentials and starts the stack on reboot. Use the public IPv4 shown in your provider's console for DNS.