Oracle Cloud Free Tier Setup 2026 | Launch Your First VM Instance Step-by-Step

Learn how to create an Oracle Cloud Free Tier account and launch your first compute instance step-by-step. In this tutorial, I cover: ✔ Oracle Cloud account signup ✔ Free Tier eligibility ✔ Launching a VM instance ✔ Choosing Ubuntu image ✔ Creating SSH keys ✔ Connecting to server ✔ Beginner tips & common mistakes Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) gives you an Always Free VPS/server that you can use for: - Web hosting - AI projects - Docker - Coding practice - Minecraft server - Personal cloud lab Perfect for beginners starting with cloud computing and VPS hosting. ⏱ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Oracle Free Tier Signup 03:20 Verify Account 05:10 Launch Compute Instance 09:15 Configure Networking 12:00 SSH Login 15:30 Final Tips 🔔 Subscribe for more cloud, AI, Linux, and server tutorials. #OracleCloud #OCI #FreeTier #VPS #CloudComputing #UbuntuServer #OracleOCI #Linux #DevOps