Manage Gyro Cloud Istanbul with the API, gyro CLI and Terraform (tr-ist-1)

Q: The order was rejected with "insufficient balance"; what should I do?

Your balance must cover the first 24 hours of charge. gyro billing topup-url get gives the top-up link.

Gyro Cloud Istanbul 6 views Step-by-step guide Last verified: 11 November 2026 Markdown

What you will learnHow to create and manage a server in the Istanbul region with the API, the gyro command line and Terraform, what is different in this region (no cloud-init, 10 SSH keys) and how prepaid billing affects automation.

Time12 minutes

Who this is forDevelopers and sysadmins who want to manage infrastructure as code.

What you needAn API key (First steps with the Gyro API), balance and an SSH key. For the CLI, gyro 1.10 or later (installation); for Terraform, provider 0.9 or later (Terraform guide).

1. How Istanbul differs

Topic	Istanbul (`tr-ist-1`)	Europe/US regions
Billing	Prepaid, hourly (`cycle` is ignored)	Periodic (monthly, quarterly…)
`user_data` (cloud-init)	Rejected with 422	Supported
SSH keys	Up to 10, installed when the server is ready	1, installed at creation
Images	`ubuntu-24.04`, `ubuntu-22.04`, `debian-12`, `alma-8`	Per region
Power actions	`poweron`, `shutdown`/`poweroff`, `reboot`	+ `reset`, rescue
Backups	None; snapshots available	Per product
Metrics	None	Available
IPv6	None	Per region

The order is paid from the balance; if the balance does not cover the first 24 hours the order is rejected (Topping up).

2. With the gyro CLI

bash

# Configure (once): key from Client area > Account menu > API Credentials
gyro configure

# Istanbul plans and images
gyro plan list --location tr-ist-1
gyro image list --region tr-ist-1

# Upload your SSH key
gyro ssh-key create ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub --name laptop

# Price quote first: nothing is created
gyro server create web-1 --plan standart-2-4 --location tr-ist-1 \
  --image ubuntu-24.04 --ssh-key laptop --dry-run

# Create the server (shows the hourly price and asks for confirmation)
gyro server create web-1 --plan standart-2-4 --location tr-ist-1 \
  --image ubuntu-24.04 --ssh-key laptop --wait

# Connect
gyro server ssh web-1

# Power, snapshot, rDNS, delete
gyro server power reboot web-1
gyro server snapshot create web-1 --wait
gyro server rdns set web-1 --ip 203.0.113.10 --hostname mail.example.com
gyro server delete web-1 --yes

Info

The region is given with --location; for Istanbul use --location tr-ist-1. In scripts use --yes to skip confirmation and -o json for machine-readable output. --user-data is not accepted in Istanbul.

3. With the REST API

The base address is https://www.gyrohosting.com/api/v1/client and the identity is Authorization: Bearer $GYRO_TOKEN. Orders need an Idempotency-Key header and an explicit confirmation ("confirm": true).

bash

# Images in Istanbul
curl -s "https://www.gyrohosting.com/api/v1/client/cloud/images?region=tr-ist-1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GYRO_TOKEN"

# Price quote
curl -s -X POST https://www.gyrohosting.com/api/v1/client/cloud/servers \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GYRO_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"plan":"standart-2-4","region":"tr-ist-1","image":"ubuntu-24.04","ssh_keys":[12],"hostname":"web-1.example.com","dry_run":true}'

# Real order (paid from balance)
curl -s -X POST https://www.gyrohosting.com/api/v1/client/cloud/servers \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GYRO_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"plan":"standart-2-4","region":"tr-ist-1","image":"ubuntu-24.04","ssh_keys":[12],"hostname":"web-1.example.com","confirm":true}'

The ssh_keys.state field in the server detail shows the state of your keys; once it is installed you can sign in with your key. Other endpoints: POST /cloud/servers/{id}/actions (power, rebuild, password), POST .../console, GET|PUT .../rdns, .../snapshots. On a prepaid server DELETE /cloud/servers/{id} is always an immediate cancellation. Details are in the API reference on the /developers page.

4. With Terraform

terraform

terraform {
  required_providers {
    gyro = {
      source  = "gyro-hosting/gyro"
      version = ">= 0.9"
    }
  }
}

resource "gyro_ssh_key" "laptop" {
  name       = "laptop"
  public_key = file("~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub")
}

resource "gyro_server" "web" {
  plan          = "standart-2-4"
  region        = "tr-ist-1"
  image         = "ubuntu-24.04"
  hostname      = "web-1.example.com"
  ssh_key_ids   = [tonumber(gyro_ssh_key.laptop.id)]
  power_state   = "running"
  confirm_order = true # the order is paid from balance
}

output "web_ipv4" {
  value = gyro_server.web.ipv4
}

Do not use user_data in Istanbul (it is rejected); you can give up to 10 keys in ssh_key_ids.
cycle is ignored on a prepaid product; Terraform does not propose a replacement on every plan.
terraform destroy cancels the service and stops the charge.

5. Automation tips

Use a separate API key in CI/CD; tick only the permissions needed (cloud_read, cloud_write) and add allowed IPs.
If your script opens a server and does not delete it when done, the charge continues. For temporary environments run gyro server delete --yes or terraform destroy at the end.
To watch spending use gyro billing balance get and gyro billing usage list (The Spending page).

6. Frequently asked questions

Why does user_data return 422?

cloud-init is not supported in the Istanbul region. For automatic setup use a one-click app, or run a script over SSH once the server is ready.

I connected before my key was installed and cannot sign in; what should I do?

Keys are installed after the server is ready (usually a few minutes). Wait for ssh_keys.state in GET /cloud/servers/{id} to become installed.

The order was rejected with "insufficient balance"; what should I do?

Your balance must cover the first 24 hours of charge. gyro billing topup-url get gives the top-up link.

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