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Technical Specifications

CUDA

Core Libraries

Pre-installed Software

An overview of the pre-installed software, technical specifications, and environment of a Thunder Compute instance.

Instance Details

Thunder Compute

Welcome to Thunder Compute's open-access beta! Thunder Compute is a cloud GPU platform for AI/ML prototyping. It is built on a proprietary orchestration stack to give you the cheapest prices anywhere. The beta may be unstable; if you encounter issues, please reach out and we'll quickly put out a fix.

Quickstart

Comprehensive reference for the Thunder Compute CLI. Manage instances (create, start, stop, delete), configure GPUs/CPUs, handle files, and use snapshots.

CLI Reference

Learn about Thunder Compute's supported AI/ML libraries (PyTorch, Hugging Face), workload limitations, and strengths

Compatibility

Technical specs, data retention policies, and other details about storage and networking of Thunder Compute instances

Storage and Networking

Troubleshoot common Thunder Compute errors. Find solutions for connection issues, function errors, SSH problems, and access logs. Get support via Discord.

Troubleshooting

Understand Thunder Compute's usage-based billing, payment methods, billing alerts, current rates, and tips for saving on GPU cloud costs.

Billing

Premium VM instances with maximum compatibility and predictable performance for production workloads

Production Mode

Set up and run Jupyter Notebooks on Thunder Compute's affordable cloud GPUs. Connect via VSCode, install extensions, and verify GPU access for ML/data science.

Jupyter Notebooks

Run Jupyter Notebooks

Quickly deploy LLMs (Ollama) and AI image generators (ComfyUI, WebUI Forge) on Thunder Compute using pre-configured instance templates. Get started fast.

Instance Templates

Use Instance Templates for AI

Learn how to use Snapshots to save the state of your instance's disk and create new instances from it.

Using Snapshots

Learn how to use Docker with automatic GPU support on Thunder Compute instances. Run containers, manage images, and troubleshoot common Docker issues.

Docker

Using Docker

Learn how to install Conda on Thunder Compute using the recommended Miniforge installer. Follow step-by-step instructions for setup and activation.

Installing Conda

Install Conda (Miniforge)

Run DeepSeek R1 affordably on Thunder Compute. This guide shows how to set up an A100 GPU instance and use Ollama for cost-effective model deployment.

DeepSeek R1

Run DeepSeek R1 Affordably

Install the Mintlify MCP server to host Thunder Compute docs locally. Enables AI tools like Cursor to provide instant answers based on documentation.

MCP server

Install MCP Server

Learn how to manually SSH into Thunder Compute instances and troubleshoot common SSH connection errors.

SSH manually

SSH on Thunder Compute

Earn credits by referring friends to Thunder Compute. Get 3% of every dollar your referrals spend on GPU instances with our lifetime rewards program.

Referral Program

Thunder Compute Referral Program

Get started for free in under 60 seconds:

Thunder Compute provides managed instances that are optimized for performance. The Thunder Compute CLI contains all of the functionality you need to create, edit, use, and delete these instances.

Below are some notes on Compatibility of different libraries with Thunder Compute

If something goes wrong, a few steps may resolve your issue.

You can run a Jupyter Notebook on Thunder Compute with one command. Follow the steps below to try it yourself.

How to use a Jupyter Notebook on Thunder Compute

This guide will walk you through integrating Thunder Compute with Visual Studio Code or Cursor, allowing you to develop and manage your projects directly on a Thunder Compute instance from your local IDE.

VSCode/Cursor Integration

Integrating Thunder Compute with VSCode or Cursor

This guide explains how to install Conda using the Conda-forge installer (Miniforge)

Installing Conda on Thunder Compute

Learn how to use Thunder Compute's pre-configured instance templates for popular AI applications

Documentation

Guides

API Reference

Instance Details

Technical Specifications

Pre-installed Software

CUDA

Core Libraries

Documentation

Guides

API Reference

​Technical Specifications

​Pre-installed Software

​CUDA

​Core Libraries

Technical Specifications

Pre-installed Software

CUDA

Core Libraries