To get started with Bitcoin, you first need to set up a machine to run Bitcoin from. The articles in this section describe how to do so using a VPS (Virtual Private Server).
You can either create your VPS by hand or you can use a simple StackScript at Linode.com to do so.

   * [Setting Up a Bitcoin Core VPS by Hand]p(2A_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_by_Hand.md)
   * [Setting Up a Bitcoin Core VPS with StackScript](2B_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_with_StackScript.md)