Understanding providers and connecting Contabo

One portal, multiple providers#

Newtata distinguishes the infrastructure provider, the account and the server identifier. Two providers can use the same number for different servers.

Existing services retain their Hetzner account and functionality. Adding a Contabo connection does not move a server or make a purchase.

Connect Contabo#

Never send secrets by email or in a chat. The private form sends them to the Newtata server over HTTPS. Their values are not displayed again after saving.

For a second Contabo account, use a new identifier. Replacing a connection with a different identity is rejected to protect resource associations. You can rotate secrets for the same identity by filling in the form again.

1. Open Administration → Providers and enter your administration key.
2. Click Connect Contabo. Choose a short, stable account identifier, such as main, and a label.
3. In your Contabo account, open Account → Access & Security. Copy the Client ID, Client Secret and API email. Enter the API password appropriate to your account.
4. Confirm authorization and click Verify and save. Newtata authenticates with the API and reads the inventory before storing credentials on its server.
5. Click Verify and view to see the inventory. An empty inventory means the connection works but this account has no resources returned by the API.

View the inventory#

The inventory shows the name, product, processor, memory, disk, region, IP addresses and status returned by the provider. A dash indicates a value that was not supplied.

The Details button reads the resource again from the selected account. The verification date distinguishes a recent read from a connection error.

Administrative inventory resources do not automatically become customer services. Allocation requires a controlled procedure; Contabo allocation is not offered in this version.

Browse Contabo operating systems#

Browsing does not start an installation. Private download links, raw provider messages and Contabo customer identifiers are not exposed.

An image list is not a VPS catalogue. It does not confirm prices, capacity, sales regions or compatibility between each image and product.

1. On the Contabo card, click Browse operating systems. The portal reads all account pages and displays each image's name, version, format and status.
2. Use Search operating systems to filter by name, description, family or version. Standard and custom images are distinguished. Refresh operating systems reads the provider again.

Before selling a Contabo plan#

The Contabo catalogue offers VPS, VDS and Storage in Europe on monthly terms. The main account is used for automatic delivery. Other accounts remain available for inventory viewing.

The connected workflow covers markup, PayPal payment, creation, tracking, delivery email and monthly renewal. Management limits are described in the Contabo VPS guide. The inventory button does not place an order.

Available features#

Pricing and payment#

The global markup applies to Hetzner and virtual Contabo offers. Contabo monthly prices and setup fees can be managed and must be checked every 7 days; prepaid 24-month promotions are not used.

Regular orders require a confirmed PayPal capture before creation. Only the test account keeps its existing exemption. Contabo contracts renew monthly and setup fees are excluded from subsequent instalments.

Troubleshooting#

Access denied: check all four credentials and API permissions in Contabo. A browser login alone does not authenticate the Newtata server.

API limit: wait before trying again. An incomplete or inconsistent response is not presented as a complete inventory.

Connection unavailable: other providers remain accessible. The portal never silently replaces the supplier of an order.

A missing resource may belong to another account, a product outside the Compute API or an incomplete inventory. Do not order a second machine to fix this issue.