End-to-end first deployment runbook

Goal

Deploy your first PrivilegeServer instance safely and predictably.

Step-by-step

1. Create account and verify email.
2. Select plan based on workload profile (WordPress, API, app runtime).
3. Choose billing cycle monthly/yearly and confirm checkout.
4. Open dashboard provisioning and monitor status: queued -> provisioning -> configuring -> active.
5. Validate core access:
   • SSH connectivity
   • service ports reachable
   • application health endpoint
6. Add monitoring notes in your internal runbook.

Validation checklist

• Public IP assigned
• SSH key downloaded and tested
• DNS target decided
• rollback plan documented

Common mistakes

• Deploying before DNS/TTL planning
• No post-deploy verification
• Missing backup baseline