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Tutorials

Short videos for the most important steps, from your first top-up to a running game panel. Every video is available in English and German, with subtitles, and each step is also written out next to it.

Tutorial 1 · 20 seconds

Top up your balance

Servers are paid from your balance, so this comes first. It works with card, Klarna, PayPal, bank transfer, paysafecard or crypto.

  1. 1In the dashboard, open Top up balance and enter an amount or pick one of the quick amounts.
  2. 2Choose a payment method. Card, Klarna, PayPal, bank transfer and paysafecard include 19% VAT; with crypto the full amount is credited.
  3. 3For crypto you get an address and a QR code. Send exactly the amount shown.
  4. 4As soon as the payment is confirmed, the balance appears in your account by itself.
Top up your balance

Tutorial 2 · 27 seconds

Order a VPS

From a new account to logging in to your own virtual server, in four steps and without a contract.

  1. 1Create an account. An email address and a password are enough, no ID documents.
  2. 2In the dashboard, open Order, then Virtual machine, and pick a plan.
  3. 3At checkout, choose the operating system: Ubuntu, Debian or Windows Server. Pay from your balance.
  4. 4After about a minute the server is online. The overview shows its IP address, user and password; connect over SSH or Remote Desktop.
See the plans

Tutorial 3 · 22 seconds

Install a FiveM server with one click

On a plain VPS you install FXServer by hand. On VMSky, the Apps tab of your server does it with one click and shows you the txAdmin PIN.

  1. 1Open your Linux server in the dashboard and go to the Apps tab.
  2. 2Click Install next to FiveM Server. The newest build is installed as the fxserver service and starts again after every reboot.
  3. 3When it is done, the panel shows the txAdmin link and PIN. Ports 30120 and 40120 are used.
  4. 4Open txAdmin, enter the PIN, create your admin account and add your FiveM license key.
Order a server for FiveM

Tutorial 4 · 25 seconds

Install the Pterodactyl panel

Pterodactyl is a panel for game servers. VMSky sets it up completely in about 10 minutes: PHP, database, Nginx, Docker, Wings, your admin account and the HTTPS certificate.

  1. 1Open your Linux server in the dashboard and go to the Apps tab.
  2. 2Click Install next to Pterodactyl. Choose a panel address: a name under vmsky.de, your own domain or the server's IP address (HTTP only).
  3. 3Enter the email, username and password for your admin account and click Install Pterodactyl.
  4. 4After about 10 minutes the panel is ready. Open its address and sign in with your admin account.
Order a Linux server

Tutorial 5 · 20 seconds

Install apps with one click

The Apps tab installs browsers, tools and runtimes on your server from their official sources, one after another. You don't have to log in to the server.

  1. 1Open your server in the dashboard and go to the Apps tab. The list shows what fits your operating system.
  2. 2Click Install next to an app, for example Google Chrome. Several apps are installed one after another.
  3. 3While an app is installing, the row shows Installing. When it says Installed, it is ready on your server.
See the plans

Tutorial 6 · 24 seconds

Turn off Windows Defender

On small Windows servers the real-time protection of Windows Defender can use a lot of CPU. In the Apps tab you can turn it off, and on again whenever you like.

  1. 1Open your Windows server in the dashboard and go to the Apps tab. The server has to be running.
  2. 2At the top, use the switch next to Windows Defender.
  3. 3Real-time protection is turned off. The setting stays after a restart. Switch it on again to protect the server again.
  4. 4While protection is off, only install and open files you trust.
Order a Windows server

Tutorial 7 · 22 seconds

Reinstall your server

Start again with a clean system. The server keeps its IP address; everything on its disk is erased.

  1. 1Open your server in the dashboard and go to the Reinstall tab.
  2. 2Choose the new operating system: Ubuntu, Debian or Windows Server.
  3. 3Tick the box to confirm that all data will be deleted, then click Reinstall server.
  4. 4The page shows the setup steps. When the server is ready, log in with the details shown in the overview.
See the plans

Tutorial 8 · 20 seconds

Create and restore backups

Backups are snapshots of the whole server. Every server has two backup slots.

  1. 1Open your server in the dashboard and go to the Backups tab.
  2. 2Type a note, for example Before update, and click Create backup.
  3. 3When the backup is finished, it shows up in the list. Restore it any time with Restore.
  4. 4Restoring brings the server back to that point; everything written after it is lost. Delete old backups to free a slot.
See the plans

Tutorial 9 · 22 seconds

Request a free test server

Try a full server for 2 hours, free of charge. Our team reviews every request before the server starts.

  1. 1Turn on two-factor authentication in the settings. Test servers are for accounts with 2FA.
  2. 2Open Order, then Free test server. Choose a system and write what you want to use it for.
  3. 3Accept the terms and click Request the test server. Our team reviews your request.
  4. 4You get an email as soon as it's decided. After approval the server starts, and it is deleted after 2 hours.
Request a test server