# Connect your Linode account

Create a personal access token in Akamai Cloud Manager with the scopes Nuvlo needs, connect it, and create your first Linode.

## Before you start

- A Linode (Akamai Cloud) account with a payment method
- The **Owner**, **Admin** or **Developer** role on your Nuvlo account

## Step 1: Open API tokens in Cloud Manager

Sign in to Akamai Cloud Manager. Click your username, choose **API Tokens**, then **Create a Personal Access Token**.

## Step 2: Set the label, expiry and scopes

Give the token a **Label** such as “Nuvlo” and pick an **Expiry**. When the token expires, Nuvlo can no longer manage your Linodes until you replace it.

Set the access level for each scope:

| Scope | Access | Why Nuvlo needs it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Linodes | Read/Write | Create, resize, rebuild, restart and delete servers, and manage their backups. Required. |
| Images | Read/Write | Take snapshots and restore them. |
| Events | Read Only | Show progress while a resize or backup runs. |
| Account | Read Only | Show Linode’s own amounts in [provider bill reminders](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/provider-bills). Optional. |

Leave every other scope at **No Access**. With **Linodes** set to **Read Only** the token connects, but Nuvlo can’t create servers with it.

## Step 3: Copy the token

Create the token. Linode shows it once in a pop-up. Copy it before you close the pop-up.

## Step 4: Add the token in Nuvlo

In Nuvlo, open **Integrations** → [Server providers](https://app.nuvlo.dev/dashboard/integrations/server-providers), click **Add provider** and choose **Linode (Akamai)**.

![The Add provider dialog with Linode (Akamai) among the providers](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/shots/connect-a-server-provider--picker.webp)

Enter an **Account label (optional)** and paste the token into **API key or token**.

![The Connect Linode (Akamai) dialog with the Account label and API key or token fields](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/shots/connect-linode--connect-dialog.webp)

## Step 5: Connect and check

Click **Connect account**. Nuvlo checks that the token can reach your Linodes, then saves it. The account shows under **Connected accounts**.

![The Connected accounts table with a provider account, its status and the Manage button](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/shots/connect-a-server-provider--connected.webp)

## Step 6: Create your first Linode

Open [Create server](https://app.nuvlo.dev/dashboard/servers/create), choose **Linode (Akamai)** and, if you have several, the account under **Account**. Click **Choose what to host** and follow [Create a server](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/create-a-server).

## Good to know

| Topic | On Linode |
| --- | --- |
| Billing | Hourly, capped at the monthly price. Linode bills you directly. |
| Plans | Shared, dedicated and high-memory Linodes. |
| Resizing | Bigger or smaller plans. Smaller only when the disk fits. Linode moves the server to another host while it is off, which takes longer for large disks. The IP address stays the same. |
| Provider backups | A plan add-on with daily backups, plus one manual backup you can take any time. |
| Snapshots | Stored as Linode images, which hold up to 6 GB of data. Restore over the server or into a new one. |

## Troubleshooting

- **This Linode token cannot access Linodes**: the token has no access to the **Linodes** scope. Create a new token with **Linodes** set to **Read/Write**.
- **The provider rejected this key**: the token was mistyped, revoked or has expired. Create a new one.
- Snapshots fail: the token needs **Images** set to **Read/Write**. Create a new token and paste it under **Manage** on the Server providers page.

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Source: https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/connect-linode