How to Create a Server on Vultr

In this article I will not comparing Vultr vs DigitalOcean but simply giving short introduction (or may be review) about what Vultr.com is and what do they offer. 
Meet Vultr! a cloud-like VPS hosting provider by Choopa. Its main virtualization technology is KVM and all their node servers are using SSD. The same as DigitalOcean. In fact, many says Vultr is just a copy of DigitalOcean by different company. Even its main web design is similar to old DO’s website.

The main part that makes me feel interested (besides it is new) is its competitive price. Its smallest plan is purchase-able at $5/month, the same as DO but Vultr offers bigger RAM (768MB). Also, while DO currently offer servers at 3 (three) different locations (US, Netherland, and Singapore), Vultr offer wider location including 6 locations in US, 1 in Netherland, 1 in UK, 1 in France, 1 in Australia, 1 in Japan and 1 in Germany.
First, create an account with Vultr and select your server type. We recommend Vultr's Compute Instance.

 

Then, select the location closest to you.

Vultr currently provides various .ISO image to boot your VPS to (or install on). Couldn’t find your favorite OS? Users of Vultr are also allowed to boot from Custom .ISO which can be uploaded via its remote upload interface with 5GB max file size.

 

Next, select your server's operating system. ServerPilot runs on 64-bit Ubuntu 16.04, so choose either system from the options shown below.
Now, select the best server size to meet your needs.

Finally, give your server a hostname and a label.

 

Vultr offers automated daily backups for an additional 20 percent of your server's monthly or hourly cost. If you would like to implement auto backups, be sure to select this option before clicking Place Order.
Unless you are a server expert, don't worry about the other options.