How to order a Dedicated Server – Support Guides

Learn how to order a Dedicated Server through the OVHcloud Control Panel or the OVHcloud API.

Requirements

To see our full range of Dedicated Server options, see our pricing comparison page.

✔ Select a method to create your server order.

From the OVHcloud Control Panel, select Bare Metal Cloud, Order, and Dedicated Server.

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You will be redirected to an order funnel where you will:

When you have made all of your selections and confirmed your information, click Continue →.

You must specify "US" for the ovhSubsidiary parameter.

{
  "ovhSubsidiary": "US"
}

Save your chosen planCode, duration, and pricingMode from the response.

Example:

"planCode": "24rise01-us"
"duration": "P1M"
"pricingMode": "default"

Save the itemId from the response.

Example:

"itemId": 12345678

You must specify a data center, an operating system, and a region. Each configuration will require a separate submission through the API.

Example:

{
  "label": "dedicated_datacenter",
  "value": "hil"
}

{
  "label": "dedicated_os",
  "value": "none_64.en"
}

{
  "label": "region",
  "value": "united_states"
}

Set the autoPayWithPreferredPaymentMethod parameter to "true" to use your default payment method.

{
  "autoPayWithPreferredPaymentMethod": true,
  "waiveRetractationPeriod": false
}