Documentation
Everything,
written down_
Step-by-step guides for each thing Fresh hosts, with the console shown as you will see it. Each product page has a short video and the same steps in text.
New to Fresh?
Getting started
Create an account, secure it, add an SSH key and a card, and spend your £8 of credit. About ten minutes.
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Already set up?
Create your first machine
Plan, image, SSH keys and public IPv4, reviewed together before you create it, then connect over SSH.
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Guides
- Virtual machinesCreate a machine, connect over SSH or the browser console, manage power and networking, delete it.10 sections · 0:49 video
- Managed appsLaunch an app on its own machine, get its admin login, add your domain, set up email.7 sections · 0:38 video
- Managed databasesPostgreSQL on your private network, with TLS, trusted sources and a reveal-once password.9 sections · 0:39 video
- DNS and domainsHost a domain’s DNS for free, import a zone, turn on DNSSEC, set reverse DNS.7 sections
- BillingPer-second pricing with a monthly cap, invoices, credit, VAT, and what happens if a payment fails.6 sections
- Account and teamRoles, inviting people, your profile and notifications, two-factor, sessions and SSH keys.7 sections
- Support and statusHow to reach us, what to include, the SLA, and the service status page.4 sections
Watch first
- Create a virtual machine0:49 · recorded from the console
- Launch a managed app0:38 · recorded from the console
- Create a managed database0:39 · recorded from the console
Each video is regenerated when the console changes, so what you see is what you get.
Quick reference
- Plans
- Fresh 4 · £8, Fresh 8 · £16, Fresh 16 · £30 a month max, inc. VAT
- Billing
- Per second from creation to deletion, 60-second minimum
- Network
- 100 Mbit/s guaranteed, bursts to 1 Gbit/s. One public IPv4 per machine.
- Access
- SSH keys only on managed images; no password login
- App address
- name.apps.fresh.dev, HTTPS automatic
- Backups
- Not yet available: keep your own copy of anything you can’t lose
- Support
- help@fresh.dev · reply within 4 hours, 08:00–20:00 UK