Getting Started
Sign up, deploy your first VPS and learn the AFRICLOUD dashboard: the three-step path from new customer to running infrastructure in under 10 minutes.
Creating Your Account
Sign up for an AFRICLOUD account and deploy your first VPS in under 5 minutes. Pay by card, PayPal, 300+ cryptocurrencies, or Mobile Money.
Updated 30 Apr 2026
Deploy Your First Cloud Server
Step-by-step guide to deploying your first AFRICLOUD cloud server: choose a plan, pick a location, select an OS image, and boot in under 60 seconds.
Updated 25 Sep 2026
Dashboard Overview
Tour the AFRICLOUD client area: deploy cloud servers, monitor bandwidth, top up your wallet, and control your infrastructure from a single dashboard.
Updated 25 Sep 2026
Cannot Connect to Your Server
Check the server state, the address, the three firewalls, the console and your login method in order, and know when a ticket is the right next step.
Updated 5 Oct 2026
Reinstalling the Operating System
Reinstall erases the disk and gives you a fresh operating system on the same addresses. What to copy off first, the dashboard steps, and how you log in afterwards.
Updated 5 Oct 2026
Using the Console
Open the graphical or serial console from the server page, log in with the server's local password, and know its clipboard, keyboard and session limits.
Updated 5 Oct 2026
Monitoring Your Server and Usage
What the CPU, memory, network and disk graphs measure and how often they update, how the traffic allowance is counted and enforced, and what the Billing page shows for hourly usage.
Updated 29 Sep 2026