{"id":22079,"date":"2024-10-14T16:34:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000270517-how-can-i-access-devops-as-an-existing-user\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T17:58:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:58:51","slug":"103000270517-how-can-i-access-devops-as-an-existing-user","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000270517-how-can-i-access-devops-as-an-existing-user\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Access DevOps as an Existing User?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Overview of DevOps Features:<br \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The DevOps tools have a number of features that can be beneficial to your setup:<strong dir=\"ltr\"><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Faster provisioning time &ndash; VPS \/ VDS with DevOps features have a separate provisioning engine that is much faster than the normal one<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Custom server images &#8211; You will be able to create and save custom server images and use them to spin off new VPS \/ VDS or reinstall existing ones.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Cloud-init support &#8211; You will be able to use cloud-init files to customize your system configuration and simplify the process of re-deployment.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">API &#8211; You will have full control over your VPS\/VDS through a CRUD API, allowing for a wider range of automation use cases.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">CLI &#8211; You will have access to your VPS \/ VDS via command line, providing direct access to your system<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">SSH key installation support &#8211; Access to your VPS \/ VDS will be secured by SSH keys after (re-)installation. To note this is only available for certain VPS products and Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) and they are available for all regions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The DevOps tools are only available for certain VPS products and Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">How do I access the DevOps tools after switching them on?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You can switch on and access the DevOps tools via the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><u dir=\"ltr\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u dir=\"ltr\">Customer Control Portal<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Alternatively you can access them with the API, you can find the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/api.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Contabo API documentation here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000270517-how-can-i-access-devops-as-an-existing-user-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview of DevOps Features: The DevOps tools have a number of features that can be beneficial to your setup: Faster provisioning time &ndash; 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