vast-guides

step by step guides for common issues i run into in the vast community discord

Retrieve Files from Vast Instace

Easy method - SCP

• Open a SCP client - IE WinSCP
• Select Protocal: SCP
• Enter your Vast instance IP and an open port that will accept SSH
• user: root
• Then click on advanced to bring up the menu to upload your ssh key
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• Click on Authentication > click allow agent forwarding > point to your ssh key which the program is expecting in .ppk format (PUTTY)
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Safely take your machine offline

• Navigate to your machine page and Unlist.
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• Now update and change the expiration date. you Ideally want to schedule down time about once a month.
• ideally you want to give your client as much time as possible i normaly find that 7 days is generaly more than enough
• once you set your expiration date and the date passes you may still see instances stored on your machine
• IE.
• YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE NO STORED INSTANCES TO AVOID REPUTATION LOSS
• IE.
• I have noticed that normally after a day or 2 of a user not being able to start their instance (because it is delisted) most users will tranfers their data to a new instance
• Once there are no running processes (epiration date takes care of this) and once all stored instances have been removed you can safely offline your machine