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# Setup purchased virtual machine

Setup newly purchased virtual machine with initial state. Use this endpoint to configure and initialize purchased VPS instances.

{% openapi src="<https://developers.hostinger.com/openapi/openapi.json>" path="/api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/setup" method="post" %}
<https://developers.hostinger.com/openapi/openapi.json>
{% endopenapi %}