Your first cloud server
Short, simple, and sweet

Start here — only five things

That’s the whole product:
we build → your name is the URL → My Servers is the remote.

Two more comfort lines

1. You don’t install software or set DNS — we did that.
2. Stuck? Use Request support on My Servers · [email protected] · a 24/7 member community for live help is coming.

What we just created (in plain words)

You bought a cloud computer in the sky.

LightningArrows:

1. Builds the server for you (example: Ubuntu Linux).
2. Puts it at an address that matches your name.
3. Gives you a control room to check status.

Rule: wait until status is Active, then open your stack.
Until then, we are still building.

How to access it

1. LightningArrows (easiest)

1. Log in → My Servers.
2. When status is Active, click Open stack.
3. That page is your address: https://you.lightningarrows.com/.

You will also get (by email / panel when ready):

• IP address (numbers like 45.x.x.x)
• Username (often root on a fresh Ubuntu server)
• Password (save it somewhere private — we won’t post it on a public page)

2. Company recommendation: files with FileZilla (free)

We recommend FileZilla to upload and download files — simple drag and drop.

1. Download free: https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
2. Open FileZilla → File → Site Manager → New site
3. Fill in:

4. Connect → drag files left (your computer) ↔ right (your server).

Help: FileZilla wiki — using SFTP

3. Company recommendation: code + terminal with Visual Studio Code (free)

We recommend VS Code so you can edit files and open a terminal to the server in one place.

1. Download free: https://code.visualstudio.com/download
2. Install the extension Remote - SSH
   (one-click marketplace)
3. In VS Code: F1 (or Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P) → type Remote-SSH: Connect to Host…
4. Enter:

root@YOUR_IP

5. Choose Linux if asked → enter your password when prompted.
6. Open a folder on the server (for example /root or /var/www).
7. Open the Terminal menu → New Terminal — that terminal is on your server.

Microsoft guide (clear pictures):
VS Code Remote SSH

Demo: Ubuntu — first commands (safe & simple)

Your example server runs Ubuntu. In the VS Code terminal (or any SSH app), try:

# Who am I and where am I?
whoami
pwd

# Update package lists (Ubuntu’s app store index)
sudo apt update

# Upgrade installed packages (optional, can take a few minutes)
sudo apt upgrade -y

# Install a simple web server (demo)
sudo apt install -y nginx

# Check it is running
systemctl status nginx --no-pager

Then in a browser, open http://YOUR_IP — you should see a default Nginx page.

Tips

• Type carefully; Linux is picky about spelling.
• sudo means “do this as admin.”
• Don’t share your password or IP publicly.

More Ubuntu basics (friendly):
Ubuntu Server Guide — getting started
Ubuntu “Using the terminal”

Helpful resources (easy first)

Community help (coming)

We are building a live community for LightningArrows members — help with servers, sites, and “what do I type next?” — aimed to be available 24/7.

Until that door opens fully, you can still:

• Use Request support on My Servers
• Contact us via the site Contact
• Email [email protected]

Remember (the whole lesson)

1. Pay → we build.
2. Your name is your address.
3. My Servers is your remote.
4. FileZilla = files. VS Code = code + terminal.
5. Ubuntu example: sudo apt update then install what you need.
6. Community help is on the way — keep it short, keep going, you’re not alone.

— LightningArrows Inc.