> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.thundercompute.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Configure the Thunder Compute CLI for Mac, Windows or Linux. Deploy your first cloud instance in minutes.

export const QuickstartCard = ({ title, icon, href, children, selected }) => {
  const enter = e => { if (selected) return; const el = e.currentTarget; el.style.borderColor = '#555'; el.querySelector('[data-title]').style.color = '#fff'; el.querySelector('[data-sub]').style.opacity = '0.7'; el.querySelector('[data-icon]').style.opacity = '0.7'; };
  const leave = e => { if (selected) return; const el = e.currentTarget; el.style.borderColor = '#333'; el.querySelector('[data-title]').style.color = ''; el.querySelector('[data-sub]').style.opacity = '0.5'; el.querySelector('[data-icon]').style.opacity = '0.35'; };
  return (
  <a href={href} className="group" style={{ textDecoration: 'none', borderBottom: 'none', color: 'inherit', display: 'block', marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>
    <div className="border rounded-xl p-5 transition-all duration-150 border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-800" style={{
      minHeight: '8rem',
      height: '100%',
      borderWidth: '1.5px',
      borderColor: selected ? '#95c5ea' : '#333',
    }} onMouseEnter={enter} onMouseLeave={leave}>
      <div data-icon style={{ marginBottom: '0.75rem', opacity: selected ? 1 : 0.35, transition: 'opacity 0.15s ease' }}>
        <Icon icon={icon} size={24} color="#95c5ea" />
      </div>
      <div data-title style={{ fontWeight: 600, fontSize: '1.05rem', marginBottom: '0.25rem', color: selected ? '#fff' : undefined, transition: 'color 0.15s ease' }}>{title}</div>
      <div data-sub style={{ fontSize: '0.9rem', opacity: selected ? 0.7 : 0.5, transition: 'opacity 0.15s ease' }}>{children}</div>
    </div>
  </a>
  );
};

<Columns cols={4}>
  <QuickstartCard title="VS Code" icon="window" href="/docs/vscode/quickstart">
    Editor extension
  </QuickstartCard>

  <QuickstartCard title="CLI" icon="terminal" href="/docs/cli/quickstart" selected={true}>
    Command line
  </QuickstartCard>

  <QuickstartCard title="Console" icon="browser" href="/docs/console/quickstart">
    Web interface
  </QuickstartCard>

  <QuickstartCard title="MCP Server" icon="robot" href="/docs/mcp-server/quickstart">
    MCP server
  </QuickstartCard>
</Columns>

## Installation

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Windows">
    Download the installer for x64 from [here (most common)](https://storage.googleapis.com/thunder-cli/tnr/releases/latest/windows/tnr_windows_amd64.msi) or for ARM64 from [here](https://storage.googleapis.com/thunder-cli/tnr/releases/latest/windows/tnr_windows_arm64.msi) and run the .msi file.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="MacOS">
    Download the installer for Apple Silicon (ARM64) from [here (most common)](https://storage.googleapis.com/thunder-cli/tnr/releases/latest/macos/tnr_darwin_arm64.pkg) or the Intel x64 from [here](https://storage.googleapis.com/thunder-cli/tnr/releases/latest/macos/tnr_darwin_amd64.pkg) and run the .pkg file.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Linux">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Thunder-Compute/thunder-cli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Authentication

Run the following command to log in to the CLI:

```bash theme={null}
tnr login
```

Your browser will open automatically to complete authentication.

## Add a Payment Method

Visit the console to [add a payment method](https://console.thundercompute.com/settings/billing) to your account.

## Using Thunder Compute

```bash theme={null}
# Create an instance
tnr create

# Check on your instance
tnr status

# Connect to a running instance
tnr connect 0
```

## Next Steps

* Check the [pricing page](https://www.thundercompute.com/pricing) for current GPU instance sizes and pricing
* Explore [Technical Specifications](/docs/technical-specs) for hardware, networking, and storage details
* Learn how to [transfer files](/docs/cli/operations/file-transfers), [create snapshots](/docs/cli/operations/snapshots), and more in the Operations section
* Learn how to [Run a Jupyter Notebook](/docs/guides/running-jupyter-notebooks-on-thunder-compute)