# DataPasa Wiki > Step by step instructions for DataPasa VPS and game server hosting. Order a server, top up your balance, connect via SSH and manage your servers. ## [Getting started](https://datapasa.com/wiki/getting-started) - [How to create a DataPasa account](https://datapasa.com/wiki/getting-started/create-an-account): Sign up for DataPasa Cloud, confirm your email address and secure your login with a passkey before you order your first VPS or game server. - [How to buy a VPS (VDS) at DataPasa](https://datapasa.com/wiki/getting-started/how-to-buy-a-vps): Order a virtual server at DataPasa step by step. Choose a location, plan and operating system, pay by the hour from your balance and connect in minutes. - [How much RAM does my VPS need? A practical guide](https://datapasa.com/wiki/getting-started/how-much-ram-does-my-vps-need): A practical RAM sizing table for common VPS workloads, from websites and Docker apps to blockchain nodes, mapped to DataPasa plans, with usage tips. - [VPS vs VDS vs dedicated server explained simply](https://datapasa.com/wiki/getting-started/vps-vs-vds-vs-dedicated): What VPS, VDS and dedicated servers are, how KVM virtualization works and which one to choose for your project. Plain language and practical examples. ## [Billing](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing) - [How to top up your DataPasa balance](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/top-up-balance): Add funds to your DataPasa balance with a card, Pix or cryptocurrency. Minimum amount, invoice rules and what to do if a payment does not arrive. - [How hourly billing works at DataPasa](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/hourly-billing): How DataPasa charges servers by the hour from your balance, when you get a low balance email, and what happens to a server when the money runs out. - [Promo codes and bonus credits at DataPasa](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/promo-codes-and-bonus-credits): How to activate a DataPasa promo code, where to see your bonus credits, how they are spent on servers and when they expire. - [How to request a refund of your DataPasa balance](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/refunds): Request a refund of unused DataPasa balance from the Finances page. Refunds go back to the card you paid with, crypto top-ups are non-refundable. ## [Server management](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management) - [How to connect to your VPS via SSH](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/connect-via-ssh): Find your server IP and root password in the DataPasa panel and connect over SSH from Windows, macOS or Linux. Includes key login and first security steps. - [Manage your VPS in VMmanager](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/manage-server-in-vmmanager): Open VMmanager from the DataPasa panel with one click to control your VPS, use the VNC console and work with the virtual machine directly. - [How to delete a VPS and stop billing](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/delete-a-server): Delete a DataPasa VPS from the Cloud Servers page to stop hourly charges. What happens to your data and IP addresses and how to prepare before deleting. - [Outgoing mail ports on DataPasa VPS](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/outgoing-mail-ports): Why outgoing SMTP ports are closed on every DataPasa VPS, how to ask for them to be opened and how to send email from your server without them. - [How to set up SSH keys and disable password login](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/set-up-ssh-keys): Create an ed25519 SSH key on Windows, macOS or Linux, add it to your VPS and turn off password login safely without locking yourself out of the server. - [How to secure a new VPS with UFW and fail2ban](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/secure-vps-ufw-fail2ban): First hardening steps for a new Ubuntu VPS. Install updates, add a sudo user, set UFW rules, block SSH brute force with fail2ban and enable auto updates. - [Install Docker on Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 and 26.04](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/install-docker-on-ubuntu): Install Docker Engine and Docker Compose on Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 or 26.04 LTS from the official apt repository, run it without sudo and fix common errors. - [How to back up your VPS with restic to S3 storage](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/back-up-your-vps): DataPasa VPS plans have no built-in backups. Set up encrypted restic backups to any S3-compatible bucket with a systemd timer, retention and test restores. - [How to monitor your sites with Uptime Kuma on a VPS](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/monitor-with-uptime-kuma): Self-host Uptime Kuma on a VPS with Docker Compose, put it behind Caddy with automatic HTTPS and get downtime alerts in Telegram in about 15 minutes. - [Install Docker Compose on Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 26.04](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/docker-compose-on-ubuntu): Get Docker Compose v2 on an Ubuntu server, move off the old docker-compose, and run an app with PostgreSQL, health checks, an .env file and safe ports. - [Docker Compose commands cheat sheet](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/docker-compose-commands): Docker Compose commands by task: start, stop, logs, exec, run, pull, build, config, profiles, watch, plus the flags that bite, such as down -v. - [How to install Docker on Debian 12 and Debian 13](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/install-docker-on-debian): Install Docker Engine and the Compose plugin on Debian 12 or 13 from Docker's apt repository, with sudo setup, the docker group, firewall pitfalls and fixes. - [How to uninstall Docker completely on Ubuntu and Debian](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/uninstall-docker): Remove Docker completely from Ubuntu or Debian. Purge Docker CE, docker.io or the snap, delete data safely after a volume backup, clean up the repo and group. ## [Game servers](https://datapasa.com/wiki/game-servers) - [How to order and manage a game server](https://datapasa.com/wiki/game-servers/order-a-game-server): Order a Minecraft or other game server at DataPasa, open the Pterodactyl game panel and phpMyAdmin with one click, and delete the server when done. - [How to choose a Minecraft server plan](https://datapasa.com/wiki/game-servers/choose-minecraft-server-plan): Compare DataPasa Minecraft plans Micro, Small and Medium. See how RAM relates to players, plugins and modpacks, which software to pick and how to save RAM. ## [Guides](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides) - [How to install OpenClaw on a VPS in 10 minutes](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/install-openclaw-on-vps): Install the OpenClaw AI agent on an Ubuntu VPS step by step. Node.js, onboarding, a Telegram bot and secure access to the dashboard over an SSH tunnel. - [How to run a pruned Bitcoin Core node on a VPS](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/run-pruned-bitcoin-node): Run a pruned Bitcoin Core node on Ubuntu 24.04. Verify the download, set prune and dbcache, start bitcoind with systemd and follow the initial sync. - [How to run an LND Lightning node with Neutrino](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/run-lightning-node-lnd): Run an LND Lightning node on a small VPS with the Neutrino light client. Verify the release, write lnd.conf, back up the seed and open your first channel. - [How to run a TeamSpeak 6 server with Docker Compose](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/teamspeak-6-server-docker): Run the TeamSpeak 6 beta server on Ubuntu 24.04 with Docker Compose. Open ports with UFW, claim admin with the privilege key, keep data and update safely. - [How to install n8n on a VPS with Docker and Caddy](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/install-n8n-on-vps): Self host n8n on an Ubuntu VPS with Docker Compose and Caddy for automatic HTTPS. Domain setup, key environment variables, data persistence and updates. - [How to run Ollama on a CPU only VPS](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/run-ollama-on-cpu-vps): Install Ollama on Ubuntu, pull a small model and use its API. Reach it over an SSH tunnel or Caddy with a password, and size RAM for CPU only servers. - [How to install Coolify on a VPS and deploy from Git](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/install-coolify-on-vps): Install Coolify on an Ubuntu VPS with the official script, secure the first login, add a domain with automatic HTTPS and deploy an app from a Git repo. - [How to deploy a Telegram bot on a VPS with systemd](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/deploy-telegram-bot-systemd): Run a Python Telegram bot 24/7 as a systemd service with a virtualenv, a dedicated user and the token in an env file. Logs, restarts and updates included. - [How to run a pruned Monero node (monerod) on a VPS](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/run-pruned-monero-node): Run a pruned Monero node on Ubuntu 24.04. Verify the official monerod download, write monerod.conf, start it with systemd and decide on a public RPC. - [How to run a Celestia light node on a VPS](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/run-celestia-light-node): Run a Celestia light node on Mainnet Beta with celestia-node on Ubuntu. Install the binary, start the node, get its node ID and add a systemd unit. - [Ollama CLI commands: ollama ps, run, pull and more](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/ollama-commands): Every Ollama CLI command with examples: ps, run, pull, show, create, stop and rm, plus server environment variables and the matching REST API calls. - [How to host a Discord bot 24/7 on a VPS](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/host-discord-bot-on-vps): Create a Discord bot in the Developer Portal, set intents and the invite link, write it with discord.py and keep it online 24/7 on a VPS with Docker Compose. - [OpenClaw on a VPS: Telegram, Discord, updates and security](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/openclaw-telegram-discord-security): Day two OpenClaw guide for a VPS: connect Telegram and Discord with allowlists, update and roll back, lock down the gateway, size the server and fix errors.