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Run Your First Template

To jump right in and run a template, follow these steps. Visit the templates section of the console where you will find all of our recommended templates.
Recommended Templates page

Recommended Templates

Browse through the templates until you find one that meets your requirements. In this guide we will use NVIDIA CUDA, which is the first on the list. It’s a great starter template as it just includes the CUDA development environment, plus a few extras to improve the user experience.
NVIDIA CUDA Template whos play button in bottom left corner

NVIDIA CUDA Template

Now, click the ‘play’ button. This will load the template and take you to the available offers.
Offers page with GPU filter active

Offers page with GPU filter active

There are filters available at the top of the page to help you target a particular GPU. You will also find many additional filters on the left of the page for more fine-grained control over the instances you find. When you have found a suitable offer, simply click the ‘RENT’ button to create your new instance. You can now visit cloud.vast.ai/instances where you will find your running instance. It may take a few minutes to be ready as everything is being set up.
Instance view with blue open button

Instance view with blue open button

When it is ready you will see the blue open button. This indicates that the instance is ready to connect.
The action of the open button depends on the template you have chosen - In this example you will be transferred to the Instance Portal. To learn how to configure Instance Portal links, see our Advanced Setup guide.

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Next Steps

Now that you’ve run your first template:
  • Understand templates better - See Introduction to learn about templates and Vast’s template ecosystem
  • Create your own template - Follow our Creating Templates tutorial
  • Explore advanced features - Check out Advanced Setup for provisioning scripts and custom images