## Introduction Welcome to your first cloud service! This guide provides a straightforward screenshot walkthrough to help you create a Virtual Machine (VM) and connect to it using a public IP address. ## Logging into the Atlas Cloud Platform Begin by securely logging into your Atlas Cloud Platform account using your credentials. ![[login screen.png]] ## Creating your first network resource Before deploying your virtual machine, you'll need to set up a network resource. This will provide the necessary connectivity for your VM. ![[guest network.png]] ![[add network.png]] ![[guest network create success.png]] ## Creating your first Virtual Machine This section guides you through the process of provisioning your very first Virtual Machine. Follow the screenshots to configure its settings. ![[instances empty.png]] ![[instances create success.png]] ## Creating NAT and Firewall Rules To enable external access to your Virtual Machine, you'll need to configure Network Address Translation (NAT) and establish appropriate Firewall Rules. ![[public ip list.png]] ![[firewall list.png]] ![[port forwarding.png]] ## Configuring Egress Rules By default, your network may block outbound (egress) traffic. Without egress rules, your VM cannot reach the internet for package updates, DNS resolution, or fetching external resources. To configure egress rules: 1. Go to **Network > Guest Networks** and click on your network. 2. Select the **Egress rules** tab. 3. Add the following rules to allow outbound traffic: - TCP port 80 to `0.0.0.0/0` (HTTP, for package downloads) - TCP port 443 to `0.0.0.0/0` (HTTPS, for secure downloads) - UDP port 53 to `0.0.0.0/0` (DNS resolution) - TCP port 53 to `0.0.0.0/0` (DNS resolution) ![[Pasted image 20260315161527.png]] ## Connecting to your Virtual Machine Once your virtual machine is set up and network rules are in place, you can proceed to connect to it using the provided credentials or methods. ![[vm login.png]]