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Getting Started with Local Zones

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Stephanie R.
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Learn how to create your first instance in a Local Zone.

 

Introduction

Local Zones are an extension of Regions that bring OVHcloud services closer to specific locations, offering reduced latency and improved performances for applications. Local Zones are strategically placed in proximity to areas with high user demand. Their goals are to:

  • minimize the time it takes to transfer data between the user and the cloud,
  • make services faster and more responsive, and
  • meet Data residency requirements.

Find more information on our dedicated Local Zone Compute page.

Available Features

Action General Availability
(May 22, 2024)
Instances Yes
User-data/cloud-init support Yes
Add new/existing local private network Yes
Public IPv6 support Yes
Public IPv4 support Yes
Boot/Start Yes
Stop Yes
Block storage Yes
Instance backups Yes
Volume snapshots No
Volume backups No
Object storage Yes
Windows images No
Anti-DDoS No
BYOI (custom image) No
Private Network across multiple regions / local zones No
Rescue mode for compute instances No

 

Capabilities and limitations

Support for unavailable features, like Volume Snapshots or Object Storage, will be released in the next few months. Our goal is to support the entire feature set that is currently supported in global regions.

 

Requirements

 

Instructions

Create an instance

From the OVHcloud Control Panel:

  1. Choose Public Cloud from the top navigation bar.
  2. Select Instances from the left-hand navigation menu.
  3. Click + Create an instance.

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Select a model

Choose an instance model that has the red "Local Zones" label.

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Select a region

If you select a Local Zone that has not been activated on your account, clicking Next will activate it for you.

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Select an image

Select an image and add an SSH key.

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Configure your instance

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Configure your network

NOTE: If you want to connect to the Public network, you will have to select the checkbox ☑.

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If you want to connect to a Private network (click here)

Select Local Private Network compatible with Local Zones and then Create a local private network.

Give your private network a name.

WARNING: If you choose to disable DHCP, you MUST ALSO untick the box for "Declare the first address of a CIDR given as the default gateway (DHCP option 3)." Otherwise, instances created with this private network attached will not be accessible on their public IP.

Click Next to proceed.

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Select a billing period

NOTE: Please disregard the "Monthly prices" message. This program is not yet available in the United States.

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Go further

For more information and tutorials, please see our other Public Cloud support guides or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.

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