Getting Started with Compute
Getting Started with WX-ONE Compute
From sign-up to a running virtual machine in a German data center in just a few steps.
Steps for WX1 compute
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Step 1: Create Your Account and Set Up a Project
Register in the WX-ONE customer portal and create a project to organize your compute resources.
- Verify your account and add a payment method
- Choose your jurisdiction – your workloads run exclusively in ISO 27001:2022-certified data centers in Germany
- Invite team members if needed and assign role-based access
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Step 2: Choose an Instance Type and Machine Image
Define the compute power of your virtual machine and the operating system it boots from.
- Pick from the dd1 range, from dd1.medium (2 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM) up to dd1.16xlarge (128 vCPUs, 512 GB RAM)
- Launch from a prepared machine image – such as common Linux distributions – or from your own previously saved image
- Set the size of the NVMe system volume
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Step 3: Configure Networking and Security
Decide how your instance can be reached and who is allowed to access it.
- Add an SSH key pair for passwordless, secure login
- Define security groups as a virtual firewall and open only the ports you actually need
- Optionally assign a static public IP address and place the instance in your private network
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Step 4: Launch and Scale Your Instance
Start the virtual machine and adjust capacity to match your demand.
- Your instance is ready within a few minutes
- Scale horizontally with auto scaling groups or vertically by switching the instance type
- Automate recurring deployments with Terraform or connect Kubernetes through the Cluster API