OVH VPS Setup
OVH is a professional cloud hosting service, they provide hosting solutions in over 140 countries worldwide
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Purchasing VPS
Purchase your VPS
Purchase your VPS
Navigate to http://www.ovh.com/en/vps
Select the plan that best suits your bots needs (for a basic command bot the cheaper $3/$6 with (1vCore, 2GB ram, 20/40GB storage, 250mbps) plan will due
Customize your server
Customize your server
Here you will customize your server details for your bot hosting
In the "choose your images" select "Distribution Only" as we will not need any of there pre installed tools
Operating system: Ubuntu and choose the latest version as of this tutorial it is [21.10]
Choose Server Location
Choose Server Location
Here you can choose the location and quantity of servers you would like them be hosted, if you have more users in a specified area its better to place your server in that area for the best results
Additional Add-ons
Additional Add-ons
Here you may choose to add backup, snapshot, or additional storage we will skip this for the tutorial
(can be added later)
Confirm and Pay
Confirm and Pay
Once your login and pay you will be sent an email with your SSH login details
OVH Dashboard
OVH Dashboard
Now you will be able to access and see important information about your server
Updating VPS (Dashboard)
Starting KVM
Starting KVM
KVS allows you to control your server without the need of a 3rd party SSH client but can be slower
Under "Name" click the 3 dots and select KVM
KVM Panel
KVM Panel
Click enter to enter login details
Enter your username
Enter you password
Type the word "Clear" to clear the screen
Update Server
Update Server
To update the server type: sudo apt-get update
It will ask for your sudo(admin) password
You may have to type Y and click enter for some updates
Upgrade Server
Upgrade Server
To Upgrade your server to the latest OS Type: sudo apt-get upgrade
enter your sudo(admin) password and type Y to any updates
Updating VPS (Putty)
Putty SSH Software
For host enter your servers IP Address from the dashboard
Port: 22 (default ssh port)
You can save by typing a name in the saved sessions and click Save
Click open at the bottom
Putty Login Screen
Enter your username
Enter your password (will be invisible)
Server Update
Enter the command:
sudo apt-get update
VPS Upgrade
Enter the command
sudo apt-get upgrade
A VPS will allow you to host your Discord Bot and files in a reliable 99% uptime based server so you do not have the worry of loosing your bot service or data.
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