Getting started

A step-by-step guide to run you through the steps required to get started on CUDO Compute.

Let's get started

To get started, you'll need an account.

Begin onboarding

To start deploying resources you'll need to create both a billing account and a project. These steps are all included in the onboarding displayed in the console after registering.

  • Billing account: A billing account holds all billing related information such as credit balance, payment methods & transaction history. You can use the same billing account for multiple projects..
  • Project: A project is a container for your resources. You can create multiple projects to help organise your resources and manage permissions.
  • Resource: A resource refers to anything that is created inside a project. This can be both chargable resources such as virtual machines and free resources such as security groups.

Create a billing account and project

On the landing page you'll be prompted with 3 onboarding steps. The first of which is to create a billing account. See the links below to learn more about how billing accounts work and how to create one.

Ready to go!

Now that you have a billing account & project set up you can begin creating & deploying resources. Explore the rest of the documentation for guides on how to create and manage these resources.

For more information on how to top-up your account, read our top-up guide or configure auto-recharge.