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Easy installation through the data center (Cloud-init)

Use this page if your server provider lets you paste a setup script when you create a server. Hiddify Manager then installs itself automatically, and you don't need to connect over SSH.

Cloud-init is a standard tool that runs a setup script the first time a new server starts. Most providers (Hetzner, Vultr, OVH, DigitalOcean and others) support it. The field is often called User data, Cloud-init or Custom data.

Before you start

  • Choose Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 or 26.04 as the server's operating system. Other versions are not supported.
  • Choose an amd64 (x86_64) or arm64 server.

Steps

Create the server

  1. Start creating a new server in your provider's dashboard.
  2. Find the cloud-init / user data field.
  3. Copy the code below and paste it into that field.
#cloud-config
package_upgrade: true
packages:
  - apt-transport-https
  - ca-certificates
  - curl
  - wget
  - gnupg-agent
  - software-properties-common
  - git
  - jq

runcmd:
  - cd /opt
  - bash -c "export CREATE_EASYSETUP_LINK='true' NO_UI='true'; curl -s https://i.hiddify.com/release | bash -s -- --no-gui"

final_message: "The system is finally up, after $UPTIME seconds"
output: { all: "| tee -a /root/cloud-init-output.log" }

# About 10-15 minutes after the server starts, open http://YOUR-SERVER-IP/
# in your browser. This temporary setup link works for one hour only.

Finish

  1. Create the server.
  2. Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the installation to finish.
  3. Open http://YOUR-SERVER-IP/ in your browser (replace YOUR-SERVER-IP with your server's IP address). You will see a temporary link to your admin panel. This link works for one hour only, so open it soon.

If the page does not open after 15 minutes, wait a few more minutes and try again. If the hour has passed, connect to the server over SSH and get the admin links with the hiddify admin command (see the main installation guide).

Then continue with setting up the domain and finalizing the installation.

Last update: October 22, 2026

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