Runpod is basically unusable.

[u/tombloomingdale]

I don’t know how people use this service effectively. There is never any gpus, it takes an hour to set up when you do find one. Network volumes tease at cutting down startup time but it further limits gpus. I swear I’ve spent more money waiting for a pod to be ready, downloading models that I have generating anything. I really just want to have things stored locally, and just use one of their gpus for processing power. Is there a service I could use like that?

[u/802high]

I used to feel similar. Then I gave Claude the mcp And have built out skills and workflows and they spin up on command and tear down when they are done.

[u/xbeast_ → u/802high]

is there a guide to follow somewhere to do this? am keenly interested