Documentation

Guides, references, and answers for getting your Stack VPS or colocation slot up and running.

Colocation quick start

You
Steps you take
Us
Steps we handle in the data center
  1. 01

    Contact us You

    Pick a colocation plan and send us the contact form. We'll reply to sort out shipping and give you a reference number for the box.

    Get in touch
  2. 02

    Ship your server You

    Pack it up, or have an eBay seller ship it straight to us. Put your reference number on the outside of the box.

    Shipping guide
    Ship to
    Fyra Stack Limited 5206 N Damen Ave Chicago, IL 60625
  3. 03

    Rack and stack Us

    We unpack, label, and test it, then rack, cable, and power it on in our Chicago data center. We email you when it's online.

  4. 04

    SSH in and go You

    Update the system, add your own user, and lock down SSH before you do anything else.

    Fedora Server
    ssh root@your_server_ip
    dnf upgrade --refresh -y
    useradd -m -G wheel stackuser && passwd stackuser
    sudoedit /etc/ssh/sshd_config

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