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# Overview
The Cloudron platform can be installed on public cloud servers from EC2, Digital Ocean, Hetzner,
Linode, OVH, Scaleway, Vultr etc. Running Cloudron on a home server or company intranet is work
in progress.
Linode, OVH, Scaleway, Vultr etc. Cloudron also runs well on a home server or company intranet.
If you run into any trouble following this guide, ask us at our [chat](https://chat.cloudron.io).
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Note that the Cloudron will never overwrite _existing_ DNS entries and refuse to install
apps on existing subdomains.
# Server Provider (VPS)
# Cloud Server
DigitalOcean and EC2 (Amazon Web Services) are frequently tested by us.
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# Installing
## Choose Domain
A domain name is required when installing the Cloudron. Currently, only Second Level Domains
are supported. For example, `example.com`, `example.co.uk` will work fine. Choosing a domain
name at any other level like `cloudron.example.com` will not work.
The domain name must use one of the following name servers:
* AWS Route 53
* Digital Ocean
* Wildcard - If your domain does not use any of the name servers above, you can manually add
a wildcard (`*`) DNS entry.
You will have to provide the DNS API credentials after you complete the installation.
## Create server
Create an `Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial)` server with at-least `1gb` RAM. Do not make any changes
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## Domain setup
Once the setup script completes, the server will reboot, then visit your server by its IP address (`https://ip`) to complete the installation.
## Choose Domain
The setup website will show a certificate warning. Accept the self-signed certificate and proceed to the domain setup.
Once the setup script completes, the server will reboot, then visit your server by its
IP address (`https://ip`) to complete the installation.
The setup website will show a certificate warning. Accept the self-signed certificate
and proceed to the domain setup.
Currently, only Second Level Domains are supported. For example, `example.com`,
`example.co.uk` will work fine. Choosing a domain name at any other level like
`cloudron.example.com` will not work.
### Route 53