# How long until my Gloamport VPS is ready, and how do I log in? > A person builds each Gloamport VPS once the payment is confirmed, in 1 hour at most; the IP and root access then appear in the dashboard. - URL: https://gloamport.com/help/when-is-my-vps-ready/ - Last updated: 2026-11-13 - Publisher: Gloamport (https://gloamport.com) **Quick answer โ€” How long does a Gloamport VPS take to set up?** **Gloamport** builds each VPS by hand once its payment is confirmed: most are running within a few minutes, and the limit is 1 hour. The status moves from "Being created" to "Running", the IP address appears in the dashboard, and the paid days start only then, not at payment. **In brief** - **Clock starts at confirmation**: the network confirms the payment first (about 20 minutes for Monero's 10 confirmations). - **Build time**: a person builds the VPS, 1 hour at most after confirmation. - **Paid days**: they start when the VPS is ready, so setup time is never billed. - **Access**: root over SSH with the key you pasted, or a temporary root password shown in the dashboard. - **Nothing to install**: the image you chose (Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux) is already on the disk. ## What happens between payment and a running VPS? Each stage below appears in the server's timeline in the client area. *Stages of a Gloamport VPS order, from payment to root access* | Stage | What the dashboard shows | Typical duration | | --- | --- | --- | | Payment sent | Crypto payment sent; payment being verified | Depends on the coin: 1 to 20 confirmations | | Payment confirmed | Payment confirmed, server ordered | When the last confirmation lands | | Build | Being created: our team is creating your server | A few minutes, 1 hour at most | | Ready | Running, with the IP address and SSH access | The paid days start here | ## Why does a person build the VPS? **Gloamport has no automatic provisioning: a member of the team installs the image you chose in the city you picked, then hands the VPS over.** A person on the team builds each VPS once its payment is confirmed. The dashboard shows the progress, then the IP address as soon as the VPS boots 1 hour at most after the payment is confirmed; most VPS are running within a few minutes. Because a person does the work, the order page states a maximum, not an instant delivery. According to Gloamport's survey of 10 November 2026, 9 of 42 active hosts said they take payments on their own wallets, as Gloamport does. The whole sequence is described on [How does Gloamport work?](https://gloamport.com/how-it-works/ "How does Gloamport work?"). ## How do I log in for the first time? **Open the server in the dashboard: it shows the IP address, the user (root) and a ready-to-copy SSH command.** What you use to log in depends on the checkout: - **You pasted an SSH public key**: only that key opens root, and password login stays off. Run the SSH command shown, with your private key on your computer. - **You left the key empty**: the dashboard shows a temporary root password. Log in with it, run passwd at once and type a new password twice; the one shown then stops working, and nobody at Gloamport knows the new one. Root over SSH. Paste a public key at checkout and password login stays switched off; leave it empty and the team sets a temporary root password, shown in your dashboard, that you change at first login. If you have no key yet, [How do I generate an SSH key for my VPS?](https://gloamport.com/guides/how-to-generate-an-ssh-key/ "How do I generate an SSH key for my VPS?") takes two commands, and [How do I harden SSH on a new VPS?](https://gloamport.com/guides/how-to-harden-ssh-on-a-vps/ "How do I harden SSH on a new VPS?") covers the first ten minutes after login. ```bash ssh root@YOUR_VPS_IP # with a temporary password: change it at once passwd ``` ## What if the VPS is still being created after an hour? **Open a support ticket from the client area with the server ID shown on its page.** A person answers support emails within 12 hours, seven days a week, including help with SSH keys, reinstalls and firewall rules. Two cases are written into the client area: - If the VPS **cannot be built**, the full amount goes back to your balance, and the dashboard says no server was created; you can order again from the balance. - If the VPS is built but goes **out of order** later, the days it did not run go back to your balance once support confirms it. An order that is still waiting for its payment is a different case: check the top-up first with [What if my crypto payment is not credited?](https://gloamport.com/help/payment-not-credited/ "What if my crypto payment is not credited?"). ## VPS setup: common questions ### Do I lose paid days while Gloamport builds my VPS? No. Gloamport starts the paid days when the VPS is ready, not when the payment is confirmed. ### Can I choose the city after paying? The city is chosen at checkout, before payment: Reykjavik, Bucharest or Amsterdam, at the same price. Gloamport builds the VPS in that city. ### Is delivery instant? No. A person builds each Gloamport VPS after the payment is confirmed, within 1 hour; most are running within a few minutes. ### Where do I find the IP address? On the server's page in the Gloamport dashboard, with the user and the SSH command, as soon as the status shows Running. ### Which systems can I get? Gloamport installs Debian 13, Debian 12, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, AlmaLinux 10, Rocky Linux 10. You can reinstall another one later from the dashboard; a reinstall erases the disk. **Verdict** - **Expect a running Gloamport VPS within 1 hour of the payment's confirmation**, usually a few minutes, with the paid days starting only then. - **Paste an SSH key at checkout** if you can: root then opens with the key alone, with no temporary password to change. ## Sources 1. [ssh-keygen(1) manual page](https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/openssh-client/ssh-keygen.1.en.html) โ€” Debian (checked 2026-11-10) 2. [sshd_config(5) manual page](https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/openssh-server/sshd_config.5.en.html) โ€” Debian (checked 2026-11-10) **Order a VPS, running within the hour** Gloam: 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB NVMe, $16.50 for one month or $8.25 a month on 12. [Order Gloam for 1 month](https://gloamport.com/app/checkout/?plan=gloam&term=1m&from=help-when-is-my-vps-ready&lang=en) ยท [Order Dusk for 3 months](https://gloamport.com/app/checkout/?plan=dusk&term=3m&from=help-when-is-my-vps-ready&lang=en) --- Gloamport: Gloamport is a VPS provider that sells Linux KVM servers with no KYC, ordered with an account number and paid in crypto, Monero first; it is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, a Panama-registered company. An order asks for a plan, a coin and, only if you want one, an email address: no name, no postal address, no phone and no identity document. 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