Quickstart
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Maingrid™ offers a powerful, hassle-free approach to managing your cloud infrastructure.
Here’s what you can expect right from the start:
Want to jump in, setting up your first cluster? Head to the AI Inference Termination or Cloud Gaming section of this manual to learn more.
Your Code, Open-Source Models, Pre-Trained Models, and Games: Bring your own code, open-source models, pre-trained models, or Unreal Engine 5.0+ games into Maingrid’s secure, high-performance environment.
Full Control of Cloud Costs: Take charge of your spending with complete visibility and control over your cloud resources.
Flexible EC2 Instance Selection: Choose EC2 instances that fit your budget and performance needs—no surprises.
Automated Cloud Infrastructure: Forget the setup hassle. Maingrid creates and maintains all your infrastructure needs.
Efficient Resource Orchestration: With Maingrid, you’ll save up to 90% on cloud costs while scaling effortlessly.
No Code, No Servers, No DevOps Required: Maingrid handles it all, from setup to scaling, so you can skip the technical overhead.
Deploy Anywhere: Deploy and distribute your applications on any platform—web, desktop, mobile, social media—without watermarks or restrictions.
Full Monitoring from MainGrid Control Panels and API: Keep tabs on your cloud fleet and infrastructure with Maingrid’s integrated monitoring tools.
Unified Control Across Providers: Maingrid unifies all your cloud providers, allowing you to scale seamlessly under one account and control panel.
If you’re not signed up on Maingrid yet, it only takes a few seconds to get started. Just follow these simple steps:
Click the “Sign Up” Button: Head to the Maingrid homepage and select the “Sign Up” button.
Enter Your Information: All you need is an email, a username, and a password. We’ve kept it straightforward to get you started quickly.
Complete Registration: Once you’ve filled in the details, hit “Sign Up,” and you're in! You’re ready to explore all the features Maingrid has to offer.
With your new account, you’ll have access to Maingrid’s powerful cloud management tools and the ability to set up and deploy resources in minutes.
Maingrid makes it simple and secure to connect your cloud provider account. Currently, we support AWS, with integration for GCP, Azure, and other providers, coming soon.
To link your AWS account to Maingrid, follow these steps:
Create an IAM User on AWS:
Log in to your AWS Management Console and navigate to IAM (Identity and Access Management).
Go to Users and select Add User. Enter a username and select Programmatic access as the access type.
Assign Administrator Permissions:
Under Set permissions, choose Attach existing policies directly.
In the search bar, find and select the AdministratorAccess policy to grant full privileges to this user.
Generate Security Credentials:
In the IAM user’s profile, go to the Security credentials tab.
Scroll to the Access keys section and click Create access key.
Choose an Application Type:
You’ll be prompted to specify the application type. Select either Application running on an AWS service or Application running outside AWS—both options are compatible with MainGrid.
Add Tags (Optional):
AWS allows you to add key-value pairs as tags for organizational purposes. This step is optional.
Download Access Key File:
After clicking Create access key, a CSV file containing your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key will be generated. Download this file and store it securely, as AWS won’t show the Secret Access Key again.
Connect AWS to MainGrid:
Log in to your MainGrid account.
From the main dashboard, go to Settings and select Connect Cloud Provider.
Choose AWS from the provider list, assign a nickname to this connection, and paste your Access Key ID into the relevant field.
Finally, enter the Secret Access Key.
Save and Verify:
Click Save to establish the connection. For added security, log out and back in, then return to Settings > Connect Cloud Provider to verify that your AWS account is connected.
Once connected, your AWS environment is ready to support clusters and resource management through Maingrid. Now, you’re ready to set up your first cluster!
AI Inference Termination -> Install your AI infrastructure.
Cloud Gaming -> Install your Cloud streamed gaming infrastructure.
Or learn about MainGrid Basics.
