Getting Started

Welcome to Fugoku Cloud! This guide will take you from account creation to your first running server in under 10 minutes.

Prerequisites

Email address — For account creation and notifications
SSH key — For server access (Ed25519 recommended)
Payment method — Credit card, PayPal, or bank transfer

Step 1: Create Account

Visit console.fugoku.com
Click Sign Up
Enter your email and create a password
Verify email — Check your inbox for verification link
Enable 2FA — Highly recommended (TOTP or WebAuthn)

Step 2: Add Payment Method

Navigate to Settings → Billing → Payment Methods
Click Add Payment Method
Choose:
- Credit/Debit Card — Visa, Mastercard, Amex
- PayPal — Instant setup
- Bank Transfer — For $500+/month accounts (contact enterprise@fugoku.com)
Set as default — Primary method for automatic billing

Tip: Set a spending limit in Settings → Billing → Spending Limit to prevent unexpected charges.

Step 3: Add SSH Key

SSH keys are required for server access (password auth is disabled).

Generate SSH Key (if needed)

# Ed25519 (recommended)
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your-email@company.com"

# RSA (legacy)
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your-email@company.com"

Add to Fugoku

Console:

Go to Settings → Credentials → SSH Keys
Click Add Key
Name: laptop (or descriptive name)
Paste public key — Contents of ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
Click Add

CLI:

fugoku ssh-keys add --name laptop ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Step 4: Create Your First Server

Option A: Console (Recommended for First Time)

Navigate to Servers (or Virtual Machines)
Click Create Server
Category: Choose Virtual Machine (faster, flexible) or Bare Metal (dedicated hardware)
Image: Select Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (recommended)
Plan: Select vm-standard (4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe) — $0.017/hr
Region: Choose closest to your users (e.g., ashburn-1 for US East)
Name: my-first-server
SSH Keys: Select the key you added in Step 3
User Data (optional): Paste cloud-init script (see below)
Click Create Server

Provisioning: 30-90 seconds. You'll see status change from creating → active.

Option B: CLI

# Install CLI
curl -fsSL https://cli.fugoku.com/install.sh | sh

# Authenticate
fugoku auth login

# Create server
fugoku create server \
  --name my-first-server \
  --plan vm-standard \
  --image ubuntu-24.04 \
  --region ashburn-1 \
  --ssh-key laptop

Step 5: Connect to Your Server

Get Server IP

Console: Server detail page → Overview tab → Public IP

CLI:

fugoku servers get my-first-server
# Look for: public_ip: 203.0.113.50

Connect via SSH

# Via CLI (auto key injection)
fugoku ssh my-first-server

# Manual SSH
ssh ubuntu@203.0.113.50

Default users by OS:

OS	Default User
Ubuntu / Debian	`ubuntu` / `debian`
Rocky / AlmaLinux	`rocky` / `almalinux`
Fedora	`fedora`
Windows	`Administrator` (RDP)

Step 6: Basic Server Setup

Update System

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install Common Tools

# Essential tools
sudo apt install -y htop vim git curl wget unzip jq tree

# Development tools
sudo apt install -y build-essential python3-pip nodejs npm

# Monitoring
sudo apt install -y htop iotop iftop nethogs

Configure Firewall (Optional)

# Allow HTTP/HTTPS
sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp

# Allow custom port (e.g., 3000 for Node.js app)
sudo ufw allow 3000/tcp

# Enable firewall
sudo ufw enable

Set Up Docker (Optional)

# Install Docker
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

# Add user to docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker

# Test
docker run hello-world

Step 7: Deploy a Sample App

Quick Nginx + Node.js App

# 1. Create app directory
mkdir -p /var/www/myapp
cd /var/www/myapp

# 2. Create simple Node.js app
cat > server.js << 'EOF'
const http = require('http');
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html' });
  res.end('<h1>Hello from Fugoku Cloud!</h1><p>Server: ' + require('os').hostname() + '</p>');
});
server.listen(3000, () => console.log('Server running on port 3000'));
EOF

# 3. Install dependencies & run
npm init -y
node server.js &

Configure Nginx Reverse Proxy

sudo tee /etc/nginx/sites-available/myapp << 'EOF'
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name _;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}
EOF

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/myapp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t && sudo systemctl reload nginx

Test: Visit http://<your-server-ip> in browser.

Step 8: Set Up Monitoring & Alerts

View Metrics

Console: Server detail → Metrics tab

CPU, RAM, Disk, Network (real-time graphs)
Time ranges: 1h, 6h, 24h, 7d, 30d

CLI:

fugoku servers stats my-first-server

Set Up Alerts

# CPU > 80% for 5 minutes
fugoku alerts create \
  --server my-first-server \
  --metric cpu \
  --threshold 80 \
  --duration 5m \
  --notify email:you@company.com

# Disk > 90%
fugoku alerts create \
  --server my-first-server \
  --metric disk \
  --threshold 90 \
  --duration 5m \
  --notify email:you@company.com

# Memory > 85%
fugoku alerts create \
  --server my-first-server \
  --metric memory \
  --threshold 85 \
  --duration 10m \
  --notify email:you@company.com

View Alerts

Console: Server detail → Alerts tab CLI: fugoku alerts list

Step 9: Set Up Backups

Enable Automatic Snapshots

# Daily snapshots, keep 7 days
fugoku snapshots enable \
  --instance my-first-server \
  --schedule daily \
  --retention 7

Manual Snapshot

fugoku snapshots create my-first-server --name before-changes

Restore from Snapshot

fugoku snapshots restore snap-abc123 --name my-first-server-restored

Step 10: Clean Up (If Just Testing)

Stop Server (Saves Money)

# Stop - only pay for storage (~$0.10/GB/mo)
fugoku servers stop my-first-server

# Start again later
fugoku servers start my-first-server

Delete Server (Permanent)

# ⚠️ IRREVERSIBLE - Take snapshot first!
fugoku snapshots create my-first-server --name final-backup
fugoku servers delete my-first-server --confirm

Common Next Steps

Goal	Next Guide
Add storage	Block Storage
Private networking	Private Networks
Load balancing	Load Balancers
Managed database	Managed Databases
GPU workloads	GPU Instances
Kubernetes	Managed Kubernetes
AI/ML models	AI Model Deployment
Custom domain + SSL	Domains & SSL
CI/CD integration	CLI & API
Team collaboration	Projects & Settings

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Can't SSH	Check firewall (port 22), verify SSH key added, correct user (`ubuntu`)
Server stuck "creating"	Wait 2-3 min, check Console for error, contact support if >5 min
No public IP	Check server status is `active`, refresh Console
Slow performance	Check metrics (CPU/RAM/Disk), consider resize
Can't connect to port	Check firewall rules (`ufw status` + Fugoku firewall)

Support Resources

Documentation: docs.fugoku.com
API Reference: docs.fugoku.com/api
CLI Reference: fugoku --help
Support Email: support@fugoku.com
Billing: billing@fugoku.com
Security: security@fugoku.com
Status Page: status.fugoku.com
Discord: discord.gg/fugoku

Security Checklist

Welcome to Fugoku Cloud! 🚀 You're now ready to build and scale your infrastructure.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Step 1: Create Account

Step 2: Add Payment Method

Step 3: Add SSH Key

Generate SSH Key (if needed)

Add to Fugoku

Step 4: Create Your First Server

Option A: Console (Recommended for First Time)

Option B: CLI

Step 5: Connect to Your Server

Get Server IP

Connect via SSH

Step 6: Basic Server Setup

Update System

Install Common Tools

Configure Firewall (Optional)

Set Up Docker (Optional)

Step 7: Deploy a Sample App

Quick Nginx + Node.js App

Configure Nginx Reverse Proxy

Step 8: Set Up Monitoring & Alerts

View Metrics

Set Up Alerts

View Alerts

Step 9: Set Up Backups

Enable Automatic Snapshots

Manual Snapshot

Restore from Snapshot

Step 10: Clean Up (If Just Testing)

Stop Server (Saves Money)

Delete Server (Permanent)

Common Next Steps

Troubleshooting

Support Resources

Security Checklist

Getting Started

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