Monthly Updates: Guides and Improvements - January 2026

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Dear community members,

We are delighted to welcome you to this new section dedicated to monthly guides and updates.Each month, you will find our new guides, designed to help you make the most of our services and products. You will also discover the latest updates, improvements, and features we have integrated to enhance your experience.

Happy reading,

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Bare Metal Cloud :

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Dedicated Servers

• Configuring Additional IPs in bridge mode on your virtual machines    
• Configuring IP aliasing    
• Configuring IPv6 on dedicated servers    
• How to deploy and verify an OpenNebula Hosted Cloud on Bare Metal servers    — New
• Managing and rebuilding software RAID on servers using UEFI boot mode    — New
• Managing and rebuilding software RAID on servers using legacy boot (BIOS) mode    

Virtual Private Servers

• How to configure IPv6 on a VPS    
• How to configure reverse DNS for your server (PTR record)    
• How to install CloudPanel on a VPS or a Dedicated Server    — New
• Automate SMS sending with n8n via the OVHcloud API    — New

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Hosted Private Cloud :

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Managed Vmware

• Setting up Zerto multi-site replication on OVHcloud Managed vSphere    — New

SNC Cloud Platform

• Mise en route de votre projet SNC Cloud Platform  — New
• Comment sauvegarder une instance SNC Cloud Platform  — New

Bare Metal Pod

• Getting started with your Bare Metal Pod SecNumCloud    — New

On-Prem Cloud Platform

• Getting started with your OPCP    — New

Nutanix on OVHcloud

• Nutanix on OVHcloud - Lifecycle Policy    — New

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Manage and Operate :

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Logs Data Platform

• Exposing your logs to third-party tools via the OpenSearch API    
• Introduction to OVHcloud Service Logs with Logs Data Platform    
• Securing Logs Data Platform's APIs with tokens    

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Manage your accounts and services :

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Account Information

• Beware of scams - Recognising fraudulent email and phishing    
• Creating an OVHcloud account  
• How to manage messages in your OVHcloud Control Panel    — New
• OVHcloud account management FAQ    

Startup Program

• How to pay a bill with your Startup Program credits    
• How to sign your Startup Program contract    
• Which products are available to use with Startup Program credits?    

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Network :

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Load Balancer

• How to configure the OVHcloud Load Balancer in multiple zones    

SecNumCloud

• VPN-SPN Concept    

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Public Cloud :

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Public Cloud - General Information

• How to increase Public Cloud quotas    

Compute

• Backing up an instance    
• Public Cloud Instances - Key concepts    — New

Block storage

• Choosing the Right Block Storage Class    — New
• Creating a volume backup    

Object Storage

• Object Storage - Smart Storage Management with Lifecycle Rules    
• Object Storage - Third-party applications compatibility    
• Object Storage - How to share an object or file externally    — New

Public Cloud Network Services

• Configuring IPv6 on a Public Cloud instance    
• Configuring an Additional IP    
• Configuring vRack for Public Cloud    
• How to extend a private OVHcloud network across Public Cloud regions    — New

Public Cloud Databases

• MySQL - External database migration    — New

Managed Kubernetes Service (MKS)

• Choosing the right OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes Plan: Free or Standard    — New
• Customizing Cilium on an OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes cluster    — New
• How to manage nodes and node pools on an OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes cluster    
• Known limits    
• Persistent Volumes on OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes Service    

AI Deploy

• AI Deploy - Getting started    
• AI Deploy - Scaling strategies    

AI Endpoints

• AI Endpoints - Build a JavaScript Chatbot with LangChain    
• AI Endpoints - Build a Python Chatbot with LangChain    
• AI Endpoints - Build a RAG Chatbot with LangChain    
• AI Endpoints - Build a RAG Chatbot with LangChain4j    
• AI Endpoints - Create a Memory Chatbot with LangChain4j    
• AI Endpoints - Create a Streaming Chatbot with LangChain4j and Quarkus    
• AI Endpoints - Create a code assistant with Continue    
• AI Endpoints - Create your own AI chatbot using LangChain4j and Quarkus    
• AI Endpoints - Create your own audio summarizer    
• AI Endpoints - Create your own voice assistant    
• AI Endpoints - Enable conversational memory in your chatbot using LangChain    
• AI Endpoints - Function Calling    
• AI Endpoints - Structured Output    

Analytics

• Analytics - Responsibility model    — New
• Analytics Concepts - Security overview    — New

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Web Cloud :

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Domain names

• Domain names & DNS FAQ    

DNS (Domain Name System)

• Everything you need to know about DNS records    

Web Hosting

• How to secure your website?    
• Restoring your Web Hosting plan's storage space    
• Web Hosting - Activate a Sectigo DV SSL certificate    
• Web Hosting - Available language versions    
• Web Hosting - Environment, PHP version, .ovhconfig    
• Web Hosting - How to activate a Sectigo EV SSL certificate    
• Web Hosting - How to activate a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate    
• Web Hosting - How to configure an SSL certificate    
• Web Hosting - How to install a custom SSL certificate    

Managed Hosting for WordPress

• Discover Managed Hosting for WordPress (Beta version)    — New

Web Cloud Databases

• Web Cloud Databases EOS and EOL announcements    

MX Plan

• MX Plan - Configuring an email address on the Gmail online interface    

Email Pro

• Email Pro - Configure your email account on the Gmail online interface    

Zimbra

• OVHcloud Zimbra FAQ    

Internet access

• Comprendre le cycle de vie des commandes FTTE et FTTO  — New
• Dépanner son accès Internet fibre  

OverTheBox

• Comment mettre à jour un appareil OverTheBox ?  

VoIP

• Demander et suivre une portabilité de numéro  
• Gérer un carnet de contacts sur une ligne SIP  

SMS

• Manage your SMS history