Getting Started

Getting Started with Genesis Cloud (Setup)
Welcome to Genesis Cloud! Here you find a quick guide how to properly get started.  Why use this guide? One of our main claims is being accessible to o...
Wed, 11 Jan, 2023 at 9:46 PM
How to securely access your Instance via SSH Key
To make sure your connection to the Genesis Cloud instance is secure, two modes of authentication for SSH are available: SSH Public/Private Key pair and Pas...
Sun, 19 Feb, 2023 at 6:14 PM
How to Create SSH Keys with PuTTY on Windows
To create and use SSH keys on Windows, you need to download and install two things: PuTTY, which is used to connect to remote servers through SSH, and ...
Tue, 28 Jan, 2020 at 10:38 AM
How to create an instance
Why create an instance To use our services you need to create an instance first in order to use it. This means you will set everything up according to your...
Fri, 21 Oct, 2022 at 5:11 PM
Using Programs with Graphical Interfaces
Genesis Cloud is not designed for a remote desktop environment. With instances located in Iceland, most customers will see a higher than acceptable latency ...
Tue, 27 Sep, 2022 at 6:17 PM
Introduction to the Genesis Cloud Compute Service
This is meant to be an overview of the features that Genesis Cloud Compute Service has to offer.  Instances The accelerator hardware that Genesis Clou...
Thu, 20 Oct, 2022 at 10:03 PM
Installing a Desktop Environment
How to install a Gnome desktop on Ubuntu? 1. Install the Gnome desktop environment on your instance. sudo apt update && sudo apt install gnom...
Wed, 11 Jan, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Sending API requests using Python
Our API offers control over your Compute Resources via HTTP/HTTPS requests. It allows you to for example create and destroy, start and stop instances. For a...
Wed, 11 Jan, 2023 at 9:43 PM