Getting Started

Quick Start

Deploy your first StrataGateway compute instance, configure secure access, and connect over SSH.

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Development Preview

This guide reflects the planned StrataGateway deployment workflow. Some steps, interfaces, regions, and API endpoints may change before public release.

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Before you begin

A typical StrataGateway deployment will require a StrataGateway account, an organization or workspace, an SSH key pair, a selected region, a compute plan, and a supported Linux image.

StrataGateway accountComing Soon
Organization or workspaceComing Soon
SSH key pairRequired
Selected regionPlanned
Compute planPreview
Supported Linux imagePreview

1. Create your account

Coming Soon

Create a StrataGateway account and organization before provisioning infrastructure.

Create account->Create organization->Verify email->Open Cloud Console

Public account registration is not yet available. This section documents the planned onboarding flow.

2. Add an SSH key

SSH keys are recommended because they provide stronger, auditable access without encouraging password-based root login.

Generate SSH key

Generate SSH keyBash
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"

Public key format

ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIExamplePublicKeyValue [email protected]
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The public key will later be added through Settings ? SSH Keys in the planned StrataGateway interface.

Never upload or share your private SSH key.

3. Choose a region

Regions determine where your workload runs and how close it is to users, data sources, and dependent systems.

Planned regions

Planned
RegionCode
Frankfurtfra-1
New Yorknyc-1
Singaporesgp-1

Choose the region closest to your users or primary workload whenever latency is important.

4. Create an instance

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Preview workflow

The planned console workflow starts in Cloud Compute and continues through the Create Instance flow.

Cloud Compute->Create Instance

Instance name

web-prod-01

Region

Frankfurt (fra-1)

Image

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Plan

Compute Standard

SSH Key

Selected key

Optional

Firewall policy

REST API Preview

REST API PreviewcURL
curl -X POST "https://api.stratagateway.com/v1/instances" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRATA_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "web-prod-01",
    "region": "fra-1",
    "plan": "compute-standard",
    "image": "ubuntu-24.04-lts",
    "ssh_keys": ["key_8f3a9b1c"]
  }'

Illustrative API preview. Production endpoints and request formats may change before public release.

5. Review your instance

Instance summary

Example

Name

web-prod-01

Status

Running

Region

fra-1

Image

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Plan

Compute Standard

IPv4

203.0.113.10

Once provisioning is complete, the control plane will expose the instance IP and lifecycle controls for ongoing management.

Planned lifecycle controls

Planned
StartStopRebootRebuildDelete

6. Connect with SSH

Connect with SSH

Connect with SSHBash
ssh [email protected]

Connect with explicit key

Connect with explicit keyBash
ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 [email protected]

The example IP shown here is documentation-only and reserved for examples.

The SSH client may ask you to verify the host fingerprint before connecting.

Verify host fingerprints before trusting a new server.

You're connected.

Once the instance is reachable over SSH, your initial compute deployment is complete.

From here, you can install your application stack, configure networking, attach storage, and automate future deployments through the API or CLI.

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