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Quick Start

The fastest way to get a private AI endpoint is through the Managed CaseDesk wizard. CaseDesk provisions the cluster — no infrastructure setup required.

  1. Sign in to your CaseDesk account
  2. The wizard launches automatically after sign-in
  3. Choose a plan: Starter, Team, or Advanced (see Choosing a Plan for a full comparison)
  4. Choose a region: UK, EU, or US
  5. Choose a model from the catalogue
  6. Click Deploy — CaseDesk provisions your cluster and deployment
  7. Wait for the status to reach running (~5–10 min on first deploy)
  8. Copy your endpoint URL and production API key (cd_live_...) from the deployment detail page

Managed deployments are billed as a flat monthly subscription. No GPU-hour charges.

Sandbox (free, for testing)​

The CaseDesk Sandbox gives you a shared GPU environment to test models without a subscription.

  1. Sign in to your CaseDesk account
  2. Go to Models and click Deploy Model
  3. Select CaseDesk Sandbox as the target
  4. Click Deploy
  5. Wait for the deployment to go from pending to running (~10–18 min on first deploy — includes GPU node provisioning)
  6. Copy your endpoint URL and production API key from the deployment detail page

The Sandbox is shared infrastructure. For production use, upgrade to a Managed CaseDesk plan.

Connect your own server​

If you prefer to run inference on your own hardware: