# Setup Hcloud

## Step 1:
- Create a new working directory
- `mkdir hcloud`
- `cd hcloud`
- Download the hcloud binaries and setup,
- `wget https://github.com/hetznercloud/cli/releases/download/v1.13.0/hcloud-linux-amd64-v1.13.0.tar.gz`
- `tar -xzf hcloud-linux-amd64-v1.13.0.tar.gz`
- `sudo cp hcloud-linux-amd64-v1.13.0/bin/hcloud /usr/local/bin/`
- Check if the binary is working or not by using `hcloud` command.
- Generate an API token in the hetzner cloud console.
- link: https://console.hetzner.cloud/projects
- Add a new project if there isn't one specifically meant for your work.
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- Inside the project on the left side pane you can see access option, click on that.
- On the top left subpages you will see 3 options with one mentioning `API tokens`, click on that to create an API access token
- ***save the token you will need it in further steps***

- Creating a context on the server/local machine.
- `hcloud context create <context name>`
- You will be prompted to enter the API token enter paste here the token you have created in the above step.

- Generate SSH key ID.(you will need these ID's while launching the cloud instances)
- `hcloud ssh-key create --name <ssh key display name> --public-key-from-file <ssh public key file>`

- launching an instance.
- `hcloud server create --image <image ID> --name <server host name> --ssh-key <ssh keys comma separated> --type <server type ID> --datacenter <data center ID>`
- Command to find the Image ID `hcloud image list`
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- Command to list added ssh keys `hcloud ssh-key list`
- Command to list available server types `hcloud server-type list`
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- Command to list datacenters `hcloud datacenter list` (We generally use Nuremberg)
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