The create-server wizard provisions a new server on the active connection. It needs a read/write connection — a read-only one shows "Switch to a Read & Write token to create servers."
The steps
- Name — a name for the server.
- Location — the region. The choice here filters which server types are offered.
- Server type — CPU, memory and disk. Only types available (and priced) in the chosen location appear, so changing location may change the list.
- Image (OS) — pick a server type first, then choose an operating system. Images are filtered to the type's architecture.
- SSH keys (optional) — select any keys to install. With none, Hetzner emails or sets a root password instead.
- Advanced (optional) — cloud-init / user data, firewalls, private networks, and VPC/subnet ids. Providers ignore any advanced input their API doesn't support.
Tap Create server. There's no separate confirmation step.
The root password
If you create a server without an SSH key, the provider generates a root password. It's shown once, in a box you can copy — save it before tapping Done, because it isn't shown again. Adding an SSH key avoids this entirely.
Not every provider
Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Azure can't create servers from the app yet — create them in your provider's console; managing existing ones works here.