Choose Between Provision and Import
Overview
CloudAIPilot allows you to manage servers in your own cloud accounts (AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean). When adding a server to the platform, you must choose between Provisioning a new server or Importing an existing one.
Provisioning (Recommended)
When you Provision, CloudAIPilot autonomously creates the virtual machine via your cloud provider's API.
Why choose this?
- Zero-Ops: The AI Pilot configures the VPC, Security Groups (Firewalls), and SSH keys automatically.
- Agent Built-in: The Quantum-Safe Agent (Phase 15.4) is installed instantly.
- Predictable: The server is guaranteed to be clean, preventing package conflicts.
*Choose Provisioning when starting a new project or migrating a site from a legacy host.*
Importing
When you Import, you provide the IP address and root SSH credentials of an existing server that you created manually or via another platform.
Why choose this?
- No Downtime: You want to attach CloudAIPilot's autonomous management to a server that is already hosting production traffic.
- Custom OS Setup: You have strict corporate compliance rules that require you to build the VM yourself before handing management to CloudAIPilot.
*Choose Importing only when you cannot afford to migrate existing data to a fresh server.*