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Enabling Instance Protection

Instance Protection service can be enabled in two ways:

During Instance Creation​

First, create a Linux or a Windows instance then, follow these steps:

  1. Enable the Protect this Instance switch. There, you will get a Standard Protection Service, and you can also opt for Advance Protection Features.  Enabling Instance Protection 2. The pricing summary will be reflected as per the selection. Enabling Instance Protection

After Instance Creation​

If you already have a Linux or Windows Instance and didn't enable the protection service while creating the instance, you can do it later. Navigate to the Listing of the Linux/Windows Instances. Click the particular instance.

To activate the protection plan service, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the instance listing, select the Protection section and click the ENABLE PROTECTION button. Enabling Instance Protection
  2. Click Confirm, and if you want to enable the advanced protection features, then enable the switch as shown in the below screenshot: Enabling Instance Protection  3. After the confirmation, the steps for the activation will be listed, and these steps need to be run through the command line.  Protecting Linux Instances
  3. Run the respective script (mentioned under Point No. 1 in above screen) in command-line to install dependencies.
  4. Run the respective script (mentioned under Point No. 2 in above screen) in command-line to install Protection Agent.
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The list of Supported Operating systems and environments.