Table of Contents Installation using the management console Step 1: Type of distribution Step 2: Selection of the operating system Step 3: Personalized partitioning Step 4: Configuration of the system Step 5: Summary of the installation Installation progress Reboot of the server Installation using the management console Requirements: You have an account at console.online.net You have a Dedibox dedicated server The installation of your server can be done in your management console. Step 1: Type of distribution The installations are grouped into four families (server, panel, virtualization, desktop). Step 2: Selection of the operating system Select the operating system of your choice: Step 3: Personalized partitioning You can personalize the following parameters of your partitioning: the file system (ext4, ext3, ext2, xfs, reiserfs, nfts, swap) the mount point of the partition the partition size the software raid (RAID 0/1/5) When you start the CentOS installation with custom partitioning, you need to keep about 5 GB of unallocated disk space to prevent the automatic installation system from crashing. Step 4: Configuration of the system You can configure several parameters of your system, like the name of the machine, an user with its password, the configuration about the monitoring alerts and updates. You need to specify an email address that is being used to send you security alerts about your server. Step 5: Summary of the installation On this page you can review all the information entered in the first four steps. You can go back, if you need to change anything. Installation progress This page allows you to observe the status of your installation. The time needed for the completion of the installation is depending on the operating system and your server. Reboot of the server Once the installation has finished, your server will reboot on its hard disk. Remember: The installation of certain operating systems may not be finished after the first reboot and may require additional reboots for completion. We recommend to wait 45 to 60 minutes before you connect to your server