Quickstart
We offer two ways to access your Thunder Compute instances: a CLI tool and a VSCode extension. To develop with full access to files on the instance, we recommend the VSCode extension. To quickly launch templates, use the CLI.
Installation
Get the Thunder Compute extension for VSCode or Cursor
Authentication
You may be automatically prompted to login.
If not, open the command palette with ctrl + shift + p and run Thunder Compute:Login
Following the prompts, navigate to the console and generate a login token.
Add a Payment Method
In the console, add a payment method to your account.
Using The Extension
You can create instances through the console or directly through the extension like so:
Click on the Connect button next to your instance, shaped like two arrows pointing towards each other.
A new window will open connected to your instance. You can drag files you need into the file explorer, run notebooks, scripts, and more as if they were on your local machine.
Installation
Get the Thunder Compute extension for VSCode or Cursor
Authentication
You may be automatically prompted to login.
If not, open the command palette with ctrl + shift + p and run Thunder Compute:Login
Following the prompts, navigate to the console and generate a login token.
Add a Payment Method
In the console, add a payment method to your account.
Using The Extension
You can create instances through the console or directly through the extension like so:
Click on the Connect button next to your instance, shaped like two arrows pointing towards each other.
A new window will open connected to your instance. You can drag files you need into the file explorer, run notebooks, scripts, and more as if they were on your local machine.
Installation
Download the installer for x64 from here (most common) or for ARM64 from here and run the .exe file
Authentication
Run the following command to log in to the CLI (from powershell)
After running this command, navigate to the console to generate a token.
Add a Payment Method
Visit the console to add a payment method to your account.
Using Thunder Compute
Installation
Download the installer for x64 from here (most common) or for ARM64 from here and run the .exe file
Authentication
Run the following command to log in to the CLI (from powershell)
After running this command, navigate to the console to generate a token.
Add a Payment Method
Visit the console to add a payment method to your account.
Using Thunder Compute
Installation
Download the installer for macOS from here and run the .pkg file
Authentication
Run the following command to log in to the CLI (from your terminal):
To retrieve the token, navigate to the console to generate a token.
Add a Payment Method
Visit the console to add a payment method to your account.
Using Thunder Compute
Installation
Option 2: Python Package (requires Python 3.7+)
Authentication
After running this command, navigate to the console to generate a token.
Add a Payment Method
Visit the console to add a payment method to your account.
Using Thunder Compute
That’s it! You’re now ready to use Thunder Compute.
Next Steps
Learn how to: