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# Create servers

You can deploy a bare metal server via the FPT Customer Portal. FPT takes care of provisioning, OS installation, and configuration based on the settings you choose. Once deployment is complete, you can access your server via SSH with an SSH key or password.

1. Sign in to your FPT Cloud account, select a **Tenant**, a **Region** and a **VPC.** (If you have more than one of them.)
2. Navigate to **AI Infrastructure** and **Metal Cloud** in the sidebar, then click **Create server**.
3. Select a **Flavor** (Its availability varies by region).
4. Enter the **number of servers** you desire to deploy at once. (The maximum number varies by your quota.)
5. Enter your **server names**
6. Select the **Operating System**\
   If we don't offer the OS you're looking for, you can use a custom image instead.
7. Choose an available **Subnet**\
   You cannot deploy a server without a subnet. Please create one before creating and deploying a server.
8. Choose to attach a **Floating IP (Optional)**
9. For Authentication, you can choose SSH key or Console password:

   Choose an available **SSH key** or add a new one (Learn more about creating and adding your SSH keys here.)
10. Configure **RAID (Optional)**
11. Select or create a **User Data** script **(Optional)**\
    User data scripts run automatically on the server’s first boot through the cloud-init process.
12. Click **Create server**

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