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# Ordering a bare metal server from an image template
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## Ordering a bare metal server from an image template
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Use the following steps to order a bare metal server from an image template. 

1. Go to the Image templates page by going to **Devices > Manage > Images**.
2. Click the **Action menu** icon  ![Actions menu icon](../icons/action-menu-icon.svg) for the image template that you want to use and select the type of bare metal server that you want to order.
3. Click **Order Bare Metal**.
4. Enter the **Quantity** of servers to provision. 
5. **Hostname** is a permanent or temporary name for your servers, for example, baremetal01. Click **Information** for formatting specifics.
6. **Domain** is the identification string that defines administrative control within the internet, for example, `Customer-123456.cloud`. Click **Information** for formatting specifics.
7. **Billing** is either **Hourly** or **Monthly**.
8. Locations are filtered based on where the image is available. You might see a subset of locations to choose from. 
9. Servers are filtered based on the supported hardware of your image. Select your server from the available options.
10. Select your **RAM**. For some servers, RAM defaults based on the CPU model and cannot be changed. 
11. Enter an optional public key for your **SSH key**, which you can use to log in to your server after it is provisioned.
12. Expand **Add-ons** to select options that are related to the image configuration.
13. Your storage selection defaults to the storage disks that were used during the image capture.

   You can't mix RAID and non-RAID storage disks.
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14. Under **Network Interface**, select the Uplink Port Speeds and Private VLAN options. Expand **Add-ons** to select the appropriate options or use the default values.
15. Review your order in the Order summary.
16. Click the **Third-Party Service Agreement** checkbox.
17. Click **Create**. An email is sent when your bare metal server is provisioned.