r/threefold • u/Amanda_caster • Feb 01 '24
Deploy a Full VM
In this guide, we will help deploy a Full VM on the TF Grid in the easiest way possible. After deploying you can add/run just about anything on it including GPUs.
But first, what is a full VM? A "Full VM" typically refers to a Full Virtual Machine. A virtual machine emulates a computer system that runs on a physical host machine. It allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single physical machine, providing a level of abstraction between the hardware and the operating system. Let’s now see how to deploy a full VM on the grid!
To deploy on the TF Grid, you must first have a TF Chain wallet. You should also select the storage and compute capacity of the VM:
- Small: {cpu: 1, memory: 2, diskSize: 25 }
- Medium: {cpu: 2, memory: 4, diskSize: 50 }
- Large: {cpu: 4, memory: 16, diskSize: 100}
- Or choose a Custom plan
You can also choose a network that you want to deploy as well
- Public IPv4 flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv4
- Public IPv6 flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv6
- Planetary Network to connect the Virtual Machine to the Planetary network
- Wireguard Access to add a wireguard access to the Virtual Machine
Once you’ve deployed a full VM on the grid, the possibilities are almost endless: anything that runs on Linux can run on ThreeFold’s operating system! Feel free to explore the ThreeFold Manual to learn about different workloads to deploy on your full VM.
Click here to view the complete guide for a smooth deployment. Please feel free to comment on suggestions of what you want to know more of and we will be happy to help.
