Server Providers

Server Providers

Before you can launch a server through FlyWP, you need to tell FlyWP where to put it. Connecting a cloud provider account takes just a few minutes, and once it’s done, you can spin up and manage servers on that provider entirely from the FlyWP dashboard — no logging into a separate cloud console.

When you connect a provider, you give FlyWP an API token (a secure key that grants programmatic access to your cloud account) scoped only to server operations. FlyWP uses that token to provision new servers, check their status, and clean them up — all on your behalf, all without you touching the cloud provider’s own interface.

Supported Providers

FlyWP works with the following cloud infrastructure platforms. Each requires a different type of credential:

Provider	Credential Type
DigitalOcean	API token
Vultr	API key
AWS (Amazon Web Services)	IAM access key and secret
Akamai (Linode)	Personal access token
Hetzner	API token

Adding a Provider

To connect a cloud provider account, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Team Settings > Server Providers.
2. Click Add Provider.
3. Select the cloud provider from the list.
4. Enter a name for this connection (e.g., DO Production or Hetzner EU).
5. Paste your API token or credentials from the cloud provider’s dashboard.
6. Click Save.

Once connected, the provider appears in the server providers table and becomes available when you create a new server.

Tip

Give each provider connection a descriptive name, especially if you connect multiple accounts from the same provider. For example, DigitalOcean - Client A and DigitalOcean - Client B. This is particularly helpful when managing servers for multiple clients under one FlyWP team.

Provider Table

The server providers table shows a summary of every connected account at a glance:

Column	Description
ID	A unique identifier assigned by FlyWP
Name	The label you gave the connection, shown alongside the provider’s logo
In Use	Whether any active servers are using this provider connection
Created	The date the connection was added
Actions	Delete the provider connection

Deleting a Provider

Click the Delete button next to a provider to remove it. FlyWP immediately revokes its access to that cloud account.

Deleting a provider connection does not delete the servers that were created through it. Those servers continue to run on the cloud provider — you lose the ability to manage them from FlyWP. Confirm that no active servers depend on a connection before you remove it.

How Credentials Are Stored

FlyWP stores your API keys and tokens using encryption (a process that scrambles the data so it cannot be read without a secret key). FlyWP uses these credentials only to perform server operations you initiate — provisioning, resizing, or deleting servers — and never accesses your cloud account for any other purpose.

Where to Find Your API Credentials

Each cloud provider has its own place to generate credentials. Here is where to look for each one:

Provider	Where to Get Credentials
DigitalOcean	API > Tokens > Generate New Token
Vultr	Account > API > Personal Access Token
AWS	IAM > Users > Security Credentials > Create Access Key
Akamai (Linode)	My Profile > API Tokens > Create a Personal Access Token
Hetzner	Cloud Console > Security > API Tokens > Generate API Token

Note

For AWS, create a dedicated IAM user (a separate account within AWS with limited permissions) with only the permissions FlyWP needs (EC2 full access). Avoid using your root account credentials, which have unrestricted access to everything in your AWS account.

Provider Guides

Each provider has a step-by-step setup guide with screenshots showing exactly where to find the credentials:

• DigitalOcean
• Vultr
• Amazon EC2
• Akamai (Linode)
• Hetzner
• Custom Server

Related Pages

• Adding a Server
• Team Overview
• Backup Providers