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Overview

Deploy at vm.massedcompute.com/deploy is where you pick hardware and an image for a new virtual machine.

What you select

  • GPU Type: Graphics card in the VM.
  • GPU Quantity: How many of that card.
  • Category: Collection of images (see Browse).
  • Image: Pre-configured tools and desktop.
  • SSH key: Optional. Keys from SSH Keys.
  • Startup command: Optional command that runs when the instance starts.
  • Environment variables: Optional key/value pairs written to ~/.env on every boot. See Environment Variables.
  • Instance group: Shown when your team has more than one group. Controls who can see the VM.
  • Coupon: Optional code to change the hourly price. Use Verify before deploying.
  • Persistent Storage: Optional, beta. Attach up to 8 storage mounts. See Persistent Storage below.

After you configure the VM, the page shows hardware specs and price per hour below the Deploy button.

Unsure which GPU to pick? Use GPU Finder first.

Persistent Storage

Persistent Storage, powered by Backblaze, is in beta. In the Persistent Storage picker, tick up to 8. Each mounts at /persistent/<name> and keeps its data after the instance is terminated. You can also attach storage to an existing instance later. See Persistent Storage.

Storage is charged per GB stored per month from your account balance, metered every minute. Downloads, including reads from the mounted storage on your instance, beyond 3x your average stored data per month are $0.05/GB. See Pricing and Billing.

Persistent Storage is object storage behind a filesystem layer. It has higher latency than the instance's local NVMe disk and only partial POSIX behavior. Keep hot data on local disk. See Limitations.

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