02/13/2026: i cant get the oracle cloud ampere a1, looking into automating the request with a redditor’s 24/7 script

02/14/2026: getting API credentials from sasepurdue oracle cloud account and considering the pay as you go trick

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February 13, 2026

woah friday the 13th, also i woke up at 7am for some reason

i cant get the oracle cloud ampere a1

Automate the Request

redditor’s 24/7 script to try it

https://www.reddit.com/r/oraclecloud/comments/1mpysur/finally_got_my_oracle_cloud_a1_flex_instance/

Instead of manually trying to create instances through the web console, I wrote a script that uses Oracle Resource Manager (ORM) Stacks to automate the entire process:

Stack-based deployment - More reliable than individual instance creation

Automatic retries - Runs 24/7 until successful

Uses existing E2 Micro - Leverages your current always-free instance as the automation runner

February 14, 2026

woah valentines day

1. get API credentials from sasepurdue oracle cloud account

log in → user settings →

tokens and keys →

add API keys

Configuration file preview

Note:

This configuration file snippet includes the basic authentication information you’ll need to use the SDK, CLI, or other OCI developer tool. Paste the contents of the text box into your ~/.oci/config file and update the key_file parameter with the file path to your private key.

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Fingerprint

<your API key fingerprint>

[DEFAULT]
user=<your user OCID>
fingerprint=<your API key fingerprint>
tenancy=<your tenancy OCID>
region=us-chicago-1
key_file=<path to your private keyfile> # TODO

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last resort

lowk lets just do the Pay As You Go trick

its just gonna take my credit card a sec 🥀