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content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/minecraft-on-oci/oci-instance-start.md

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install the Minecraft Java server.
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1. Log on to [Oracle Cloud](https://cloud.oracle.com)
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2. On the OCI dashboard, navigate to Compute -> Instances to start a new instance
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3. "Create instance", then:
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2. On the$ OCI dashboard, navigate to Compute -> Instances to start a new instance:
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![Instances on OCI Compute](OCI_compute_dashboard.png)
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3. Click "Create instance", then:
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* Choose one of the availability domains offered to you with A4 instances available
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* Select "Change shape", and set the instance type to Ampere VM.Standard.A4.Flex - if the
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A4.Flex instance type is not available in your preferred
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AD, try another, or choose VM.Standard.A1.Flex
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AD, try another, or choose VM.Standard.A1.Flex:
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![Change shape](OCI_change_shape.png)
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* Beside the instance type, click the small black arrow to open options. Allocate 2 OCPUs
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and 12 GB of memory to your instance
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* Choose "Oracle Linux 9" or one of the other available images of your choice under "Change
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or upload the public key for an existing key pair so that you can connect to your instance
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over SSH once it is created
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5. Use default Storage options
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6. After verifying that the instance is correctly configured, choose "Create" to provision a new instance
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It can take up to 2 minutes for your instance to be created. Once created, we can ensure that there is a
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public IP address to connect to by going to the "Networking" tab for the instance, clicking on the VNIC
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name - instance-yyyymmdd-HHmm by default - then IP administration, and editing the IP address associated
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with the instance and activating "Ephemeral public IP".
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You should now be able to SSH into your instance with the command
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6. After verifying that the instance is correctly configured, choose "Create" to provision a new
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instance
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7. It can take up to 2 minutes for your instance to be created. Once created, we need to ensure
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that there is a public IP address to connect to by going to the "Networking" tab for the instance:
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![Instance networking]{OCI_instance_networking.png)
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8. Scroll down and click on the VNIC name - `instance-yyyymmdd-HHmm` by default - then on the IP
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administration tab, and click on the three dots on the primary IP row to edit the IP address type
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associated with the instance to set its type to "Ephemeral public IP":
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![IP administration for instances](OCI_network_IP_management.png)
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Take note of the IP address under "Public IP address". You should now be able to SSH into your
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instance with the command
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```
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ssh -i <path to private key> opc@<public IP address>
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```

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