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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: 'Assigning a tag to a Bare Metal server' |
| 3 | +excerpt: 'Create and modify tags for individual servers in the OVHcloud Control Panel' |
| 4 | +updated: 2025-02-05 |
| 5 | +--- |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## Objective |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Create tags to assign to your services, in order to organize them, and apply policies to them with the desired granularity. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +**This guide details how to assign and remove tags for individual servers, from the OVHcloud Control Panel.** |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Requirements |
| 14 | +- A [dedicated server](/links/bare-metal/bare-metal) in your OVHcloud account |
| 15 | +- Access to the [OVHcloud Control Panel](/links/manager) |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +### Assigning a tag to a server in the OVHcloud Control Panel |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +To start using tags, log in to the [OVHcloud Control Panel](/links/manager){.external} and choose the `Bare Metal Cloud`{.action} section. Click on `Dedicated Servers`{.action} and select your server from the list. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +{.thumbnail} |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +[//]: # (The image links in this guide have to be populated with the appropriate screenshots from the FIGMA prototype, or directly from the OVHcloud Control Panel when available) |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +In the tab `General information`{.action} (1), click on the `Add tags`{.action} button (2) in the **Tags** box. Next, click `Assign tag`{.action} (2). |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +{.thumbnail} |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +Open the dropdown menu under `Tag key`{.action} and select the tag you want to apply to the server. |
| 30 | +Then, similarly open the dropdown menu under `Tag value`{.action} and select the appropriate value. |
| 31 | +If you wish to use a tag or value that is not yet created, type it, then click `Add your-value`{.action}, where "your-value" is replaced by the text you entered. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +{.thumbnail} |
| 34 | +{.thumbnail} |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +Finally, click the `Assign`{.action} button on the lower right part of the window. |
| 37 | +You can then see the list of tags applied to the chosen server. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +{.thumbnail} |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +### Removing a tag from a server |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +From the assigned tags list, click the `...`{.action} button, to the right of the tag you wish to remove. |
| 44 | +Then, click `Unassign`{.action}. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +{.thumbnail} |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +A window will appear, prompting you for confirmation. Click the `Confirm`{.action} button do unassign the tag. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +{.thumbnail} |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +## Go further |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +[How to use the Resource Tag Manager](/pages/bare_metal_cloud/dedicated_servers/resource-tag-manager) |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +Join our [community of users](/links/community). |
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