One of our main goals is to be accessible to our customers. This means we want you to focus on your project and set up Genesis Cloud services quickly. This article will teach you everything you need to know to launch your first instance and accelerate your workflow.


Important: If you want to use Genesis Cloud through our public API, take a look at our developers guide

How to Get Started?


Upload an SSH Public Key, verify your phone number, and add a valid credit card. Once this is complete, your basic setup is finished. Of course, you can always adjust this information in your console dashboard.

Our website offers the option to add payment methods in the account sectionOur console dashboard offers the option to add payment methods in the account section


Request GPU Quota for your Projects


To create an instance, you will need quotas for various resources. This requirement has been implemented to better protect our community and meet your needs, as we can provide guidance on which GPU type best helps you achieve your desired outcomes.


To request quotas, open the console dashboard and navigate to 'Quota' under 'Account' in the left-hand menu. Here, you can request the desired quota for different resources.


Note: To prevent spam we limit the number of quota request you can send simultaneously, so make sure to request your desired amount. Our customer support and success team will get back to you as soon as possible.



When requesting quota, choose your desired quantities and provide a valid use case

When requesting quota, choose your desired quantities and provide a valid use case


Create your First Instance


Once your quota is granted, you can create an instance. First, you click on 'Create new Instance' in your console dashboard. Then choose your desired Instance properties and you are ready to go!


Access your Created Instance

Creating the Instance usually happens under a minute but sometimes it might take a few minutes. Once this step is

done, you can connect to your Instance via SSH using your Private Key. 


  • To access instance from Linux/macOS, click here
  • To access instance from Windows, click here

How do we Charge your Usage of our Resources

You will be charged on the first of each month for the usage of our resources from the previous month. Once your trial credits are used up, any additional charges will be billed to the card attached to your account on the first of each month.


The Resources we Charge for


We charge for 'Active Instances', 'Stopped Instances (Boot Volume Storage)', 'Block Storage', 'Object Storage', 'File Storage', 'Snapshots', and 'Floating IPs'. 


When instances are Active, you will be charged for GPU usage. When instances are stopped, you will not be charged for GPU usage; however, boot volume storage charges will still apply. These storage charges depend on the size of the system disk and are calculated based on SSD Volume pricing. You can view the current SSD Volume rates in the 'Volume' section of the console dashboard. Click on the 'Create New Volume' button, then select 'SSD Block Storage', and you will see the latest pricing per GiB per month.