Auto-installation on Vultr

Vultr offers many locations. Create a Cloud Compute instance with Ubuntu 24.04 and at least 4 GB RAM, then install Track Arrow with Docker.

Create the instance

1. Sign in at vultr.com and deploy a new server.
2. Type: Cloud Compute. OS: Ubuntu 24.04. Size: 2 vCPU / 4 GB or larger.
3. Optional: paste the Track Arrow startup script into Cloud-Init user-data.
4. If you skip user-data, SSH in and use the manual Docker Compose steps.

Firewall

Same default as DigitalOcean and Hetzner: inbound 22 / 80 / 443 only, outbound unchanged (allow all). Do not open Redis 6379 or other database ports.

1. In Vultr open Products → Firewall → Add Firewall Group.
2. Inbound IPv4 (and IPv6 if you use it): TCP 22, 80, 443. Attach the group to this instance.
3. Leave outbound allow-all. Docker can bypass UFW on the instance.