Create and destroy servers

Creating servers

There are different ways of creating a server, depending on what you want to do.

Creating a server from Shipnix is a great way to start a new project.

Select a starter template, pick your hardware specs and create
Follow the git guide in your server dashboard to create a new repo with deploy key from your server
Pull the code to your computer and start developing

There are two ways to add an existing project.

You can create a staging server or maybe you have a personal starter template.

If you have a project that has not yet been deployed on Shipnix, you can choose to “shipnixify” your code.

Shipnix will generate a script you can run locally on your machine to make the necessary changes to your repository.

If you wish to delete your server, this can be done from the Shipnix dashboard under Settings.

There are two ways of deleting a server from Shipnix.

Ejecting your server means simply that data about your server is erased from Shipnix. Your server will still exist, just not on Shipnix.

To ensure you still have access to the server without Shipnix, be sure that you are able to log into your server with SSH.

Destroying your server will wipe your server from DigitalOcean and Shipnix.