# Virtual Machines

With IONOS Cloud [<mark style="color:blue;">Virtual Machines</mark>](https://app.gitbook.com/s/-Mj91LQrRzfHvr2Jl2Rv/general-information/glossary-of-terms#vm), you can quickly provision [<mark style="color:blue;">Virtual Servers</mark>](https://app.gitbook.com/s/-Mj91LQrRzfHvr2Jl2Rv/general-information/glossary-of-terms#virtual-server) and [<mark style="color:blue;">Cloud Cubes</mark>](https://app.gitbook.com/s/-Mj91LQrRzfHvr2Jl2Rv/general-information/glossary-of-terms#cloud-cubes). Leverage our user guides, reference documentation, and FAQs to support your hosting needs.

### Product Overview

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Virtual Servers**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/virtual-servers) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cloud Cubes**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/cloud-cubes) |
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### Developer Tools

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cloud API**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/general-information/core-api-specification#cloud-api) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Compute SDKs**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/#compute-engine-sdks) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Config Management Tools**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/general-information/config-management-tools) |
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### Recommended How-To's

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Setup a Virtual Server**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/how-tos/setup-virtual-server)       | Learn how to create and configure a Server inside of the DCD.           |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Setup a Cloud Cube**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/how-tos/setup-cloud-cube)               | Learn how to create and configure a Cloud Cube inside of the DCD.       |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Connect via Remote Console**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/how-tos/connect-remote-console) | Use the Remote Console to connect to Server instances without SSH.      |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Connect via SSH**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/how-tos/connect-via-ssh)                   | Use Putty or OpenSSH to connect to Server instances.                    |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Boot with cloud-init**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/how-tos/boot-cloud-init)              | Automate the creation of virtual instances with the cloud-init package. |

### Frequently Asked Questions

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Virtual Machines - Frequently Asked Questions**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/virtual-servers-faq) |
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### Change Log

10 October 2021 | Live Vertical Scaling Overview section updated