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How to Create your First SystemOnGrid Orbit

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    ## Table of Contents

    – [Introduction](#introduction
    – [Prerequisites](#prerequisites
    – [Create an Orbit](#create-an-orbit
    – [Conclusion](#conclusion

    ## Introduction

    [SystemOnGrid](https://systemongrid.com/ is a intuitive cloud platform & infrastructure service for developers, teams and companies. In SystemOnGrid developers can create their own virtual machines, they can add and adjust volumes for more power and manage everything from a simple, easy to use dashboard.

    ## Prerequisites

    You should have [signed up with SystemOnGrid](https://dashboard.systemongrid.com/auth/signup.

    ## Create an Orbit

    [Login to the SystemOnGrid](https://dashboard.systemongrid.com/auth/signin control panel with your username and given password.

    ![systemongridlogincredentials](https://grid.media/assets/images/systemongrid-login-credentials.png

    When you enter into the system on grid dashboard,you can see a green button at the right corner as Create Orbit.

    ![systemongridmenu](https://grid.media/assets/images/systemongrid-menu.png

    Select create orbit. Then the interface looks like this.

    ![systemongridorbitos](https://grid.media/assets/images/systemongrid-orbit-os.png

    After creating an orbit, select your operating system. For suppose, if you want to select Ubuntu, then click on Ubuntu and select a version of Ubuntu, CPU & RAM.
    Then it looks like this.

    ![orbitos](https://grid.media/assets/images/orbit-os.png

    ### CPU and RAM:

    ![systemongridcpuandram](https://grid.media/assets/images/systemongrid-orbit-CPU-and-RAM.png

    Next, select SSD block storage and authentication can be done in two ways. Such as SSH key and Password.

    ![systemongridorbitssdblockstorage](https://grid.media/assets/images/systemongrid-orbit-ssd-block-storage.png

    If you select the SSH key then it looks like this.

    ![sshkeyauthentication](https://grid.media/assets/images/ssh-key-authentication.png

    If you have an SSH key then select it in the dropdown list. Or else add it by clicking on Add New SSH Key.

    When you click on Add New SSH Key then the interface looks like this.

    ![createsshkeys](https://grid.media/assets/images/create-ssh-keys.png

    Enter the name of your SSH key and public key in the given order. Next, click on the Create button. Otherwise, if you don’t require SSH key you can create orbit through password also.

    If you click on the password then it asks you to give it a password
    And to confirm password.

    ![orbitauthenticationmethod](https://grid.media/assets/images/orbit-authentication-method.png

    After confirmation of the password. Enter your Hostname.

    ![createorbit](https://grid.media/assets/images/create-orbit.png

    After entering your Hostname, click on the create button.Then your orbit will be created.

    ## Conclusion

    Therefore SystemOnGrid Orbit is created and ready to use.