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title: VPS activation and configuration
description: "Congratulations on purchasing a VPS! 🎉 Below you will find the necessary steps to install a Linux operating system, configure the network, and open the required ports from the client interface. Before starting the installation of your desired Linux distribution,…"
url: "https://www.host-age.com/kb/vps/vps-activation-configuration/"
updated: "2025-08-28"
category: VPS
---

# VPS activation and configuration

Congratulations on purchasing a VPS! 🎉
Below you will find the necessary steps to install a Linux operating system, configure the network, and open the required ports from the client interface.

Before starting the installation of your desired Linux distribution, we recommend opening ports 80 and 443. [See here how you can open the ports in the Firewall.](https://www.host-age.com/kb/vps/how-open-ports-vps/)

## **1. Accessing the client panel**

1. Go to [my.host-age.ro](https://my.host-age.ro) and log in to your **Client Account**.
2. From the main menu, choose **My Services** then **VPS-KVM**.
3. Select the VPS you ordered.
4. You will enter the VPS management interface.

[![Access VPS configuration](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/configurare-vps-1-1024x364.png)](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/configurare-vps-1.png)

## 2. Accessing the VPS console

1. On your service page, look for the **Console** button.
   This gives you direct access to the virtual server’s screen.
2. Once the console is open, you can work as if you were in front of a physical server.
3. On that page you have all the information related to your new server.

[![Access server console](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/configurare-vps-2-1024x533.png)](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/configurare-vps-2.png)

## 3. Installing and configuring the Linux operating system

1. Once the console is started, you can begin installing the desired operating system.
2. To configure the network, follow these steps:
   A. During the installation, the network configuration screen will appear, as shown in the image below.

[![Ubuntu VPS network configuration](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/config-network-vps-1-1024x633.png)](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/config-network-vps-1.png)

B. Use the **Up/Down** + **Right/Left** arrows and press the **Space** key to select an option
C. Go to **ens18 eth** and press the **Left** key, then choose **Edit IPv4** and press the **Space** key.

[![Ubuntu VPS IPv4 network configuration](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/config-network-vps-2.png)](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/config-network-vps-2.png)

D. At **IPv4 Method:**select **Manual**

[![](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/config-network-vps-3.png)](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/config-network-vps-3.png)

E. Configure the network as shown in the image below, as follows:

Suppose you received the IP 89.38.233.236. For **Subnet** use 89.38.233.0/24, for **Address** use the assigned IP, i.e. 89.38.233.236.
For **Gateway** use 89.38.233.1 and for **Name servers** use 1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8
Select **Save** and press **Enter**

If you received an IP from another class, e.g. 91.216.156.123, configure as follows:
For **Subnet** use 91.216.156.0/24, for **Address** use the assigned IP, i.e. 91.216.156.123, and for **Gateway** use 91.216.156.1

[![ens18 IPv4 Ubuntu network configuration](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/config-ens18-ubuntu.png)](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/config-ens18-ubuntu.png)

At this point the network is configured, and the system installation and update will begin.

After the system installation is complete, the system must be restarted. Before doing this, you need to “eject the CD” 😁 otherwise, upon reboot, the installation will start again. To detach the CD, go to the VPS page in your client account, click on **More** and then **Detach ISO**.

[![Detach ISO image](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/detasare-cd-1024x649.png)](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/detasare-cd.png)