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Platform Manual

Everything you need to use Clodei, step by step.

Everything you need to start and run workloads.

Quick Start

  1. 1Create account and verify email.
  2. 2Top up your wallet in Billing (card, SEPA or bizum).
  3. 3Go to Launch, pick a plan and launch.
  4. 4Open Jupyter or SSH from the instance card.
  5. 5Save results and terminate the instance.

Save time

Keep reusable notebooks so you can launch faster next time.

Keep your work

Sync /workspace with Google Drive from Settings when needed.

Control costs

Check your wallet balance in Billing and terminate instances when done. Enable auto-recharge to avoid running out of balance.

Concepts

Step-by-step guides

Launch an instance

Guided flow to launch in a few steps.

  1. 1

    Go to /launch

    Open the Launch page from the navigation menu.

  2. 2

    Pick a plan or custom mode

    Select S/M/L/XL or define a custom plan with minimum VRAM and CPU/RAM requirements.

  3. 3

    Select pricing mode

    Choose Standard (base rate, always available). More modes coming soon.

  4. 4

    Confirm and launch

    Review the summary and click Launch. The instance enters Provisioning status.

  5. 5

    Wait for Running status

    The instance moves from Provisioning to Running. Access links appear on the instance card.

Access to GPU (Jupyter / SSH)

Secure access via Jupyter or SSH. Clodei uses SSH keys (not passwords) and includes a simpler browser-based key generation flow per device.

  1. 1

    Generate SSH key

    Go to Settings -> SSH keys, choose a clear device name (for example: windows-wsl, macbook, linux-laptop), and click "Generate and save for this device". Clodei stores only the public key; the private key is generated in your browser.

  2. 2

    Download and note fingerprint

    Download the private key and note the displayed SHA256 fingerprint. The fingerprint helps you confirm you are using the same key later if SSH returns "Permission denied (publickey)".

  3. 3

    WSL: move key into ~/.ssh

    If you use WSL and downloaded the key in Windows, copy it into ~/.ssh and restrict permissions. OpenSSH on WSL commonly rejects keys used directly from /mnt/c/... because permissions are too open.

    mkdir -p ~/.ssh
cp /mnt/c/Users/<your-user>/Downloads/<your-key> ~/.ssh/<your-key>
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/<your-key>
  4. 4

    Enable SSH in Launch

    In /launch, enable SSH. Launch automatically preselects the default key for this device (or the last one you selected). Confirm the fingerprint before launching.

  5. 5

    Connect via SSH

    From the instance details page, use the SSH command shown by Clodei. It should include -i with your private key path. Replace <your-key> and <ssh-host> if you copy the example manually.

    ssh -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -o ServerAliveCountMax=3 -o ProxyCommand='cloudflared access ssh --hostname %h' -i ~/.ssh/<your-key> clodei@<ssh-host>
  6. 6

    Permission denied?

    If you see "Permission denied (publickey)", the instance usually started with a different authorized key. Compare the instance fingerprint with your local key fingerprint and relaunch selecting the correct key in Launch.

  • Jupyter is preinstalled and opens with token.
  • SSH is available if the plan includes it and requires a public/private key pair.
  • Instance SSH username is fixed: clodei.
  • The SSH command shown by Clodei includes -i (private key path).

Visual checklist

  • Launch in minutes

    Pick a plan and pricing mode, then confirm.

  • Work in Jupyter

    Open Jupyter or SSH and run your workflow.

  • Save results

    Download files or sync with Drive.

  • Finish and save costs

    Terminate the instance when done.