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name: virtual-servers-vsi_provision_dedicated
title: Provisioning dedicated hosts and virtual servers
description: You can provision your dedicated virtual server through the IBM Cloud® catalog. See Signing up for IBM Cloud to set up your IBM Cloud catalog credentials.
last-updated: 2022-04-15
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# Provisioning dedicated hosts and virtual servers
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You can provision your dedicated virtual server through the IBM Cloud® catalog. See [Signing up for IBM Cloud](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-account-getting-started&format=markdown) to set up your IBM Cloud catalog credentials.
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## Provisioning a dedicated virtual server through the IBM Cloud catalog
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To provision a dedicated virtual server through the IBM Cloud catalog, complete the following steps:

1. Log in to the [IBM Cloud catalog](https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog){: external} by using your unique credentials.
2. In the **Compute Infrastructure** section, click the **Virtual Server** tile.
3. Select **Dedicated** as your virtual server type.
4. In the **Dedicated Host** section, select **Auto Assign**. IBM Cloud then automatically assigns your virtual server to a host in your selected data center.

   For dedicated hosts, select **Specify Host** or **Create Host**. For more information about dedicated hosts and dedicated virtual servers, see [Dedicated virtual servers](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/virtual-servers?topic=virtual-servers-dedicated-virtual-servers&format=markdown).
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5. Complete all of the relevant information for your dedicated virtual server.
6. After you review your order summary, click the **Third-Party Service Agreements** checkbox.
7. Click **Provision**.

## Next steps
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After your virtual server is provisioned and available to use, you can configure your virtual servers by using the
IBM Cloud console or API. For more information, see [Configuring virtual servers](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/virtual-servers?topic=virtual-servers-configuring-virtual-servers&format=markdown#configuring-virtual-servers).