Get started with Cloider
These pages take you from a new Cloider account to your first running app and Kubernetes cluster, one step at a time. Read them in order if you are new to Cloider, or jump to the page you need.
If you only have five minutes, the Quick start does the whole path on one page.
At a glance
| Step | Page | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Create an account | A Cloider account on the 14-day free trial, signed in with Google or GitHub |
| 2 | Dashboard tour | The sidebar, search, account menu and notifications explained |
| 3 | Choose a tool | When to use the dashboard, the CLI, Terraform, the REST API or an AI agent |
| 4 | Deploy your first app | A web app running on a free cloider.app subdomain with HTTPS |
| 5 | Create your first cluster | A serverless Kubernetes cluster, kubectl connected, a workload on the internet |
| 6 | Install the CLI | The cloider command on your computer, logged in to your account |
What you can build on Cloider
Cloider is a pay-as-you-go cloud platform. Everything is managed from the same account:
Tools you can use
Every product can be managed from more than one tool. Most people start with the dashboard and add the CLI later.
Where to go after getting started
- Concepts explains how Cloider works: accounts and roles, the billing model, resource lifecycle and security.
- Account and billing covers members, API tokens, usage, invoices and support.
- Guides are end to end tutorials, such as a full stack app with PostgreSQL.
Create an account
Sign up for Cloider with Google or GitHub, start the 14-day free trial with $25 credit, learn the trial limits and what happens when the trial ends.
Dashboard tour
A tour of the Cloider dashboard: the sidebar, search and its keyboard shortcut, the account menu, notifications, the trial banner and resource pages.
Choose a tool
Compare the five ways to manage Cloider: the dashboard, the cloider CLI, Terraform, the REST API and the MCP server, with one task shown in each.
Deploy your first app
Deploy your first app on Cloider step by step: upload code or import from Git, watch the build, open the HTTPS URL, set variables and read logs.
Create your first cluster
Create a serverless Kubernetes cluster on Cloider, connect kubectl with the kubeconfig, deploy a first workload and put it on the internet on a free subdomain.
Install the CLI
Install the cloider command line tool on macOS, Linux or Windows, log in through the browser or with an API token, and check that it works.