Spinup Quick Start

Get your first cloud resource running in 15 minutes.

Navigate to https://spinup.internal.yale.edu/ and sign in with your Yale NetID.

1. Click your profile icon in the top right corner

2. Select SSH Keys from the dropdown menu

3. Click Add SSH Key

4. Paste your public SSH key into the text field

5. Enter a descriptive name for your key

6. Click Save

1. Click the Create New Space button

2. Enter a space name using lowercase letters and hyphens (example: research-project)

3. Select your security classification (low, medium, high)

4. Choose your Business Contact from the dropdown

5. Select your Department

6. Enter your COA string for billing

7. Click Create Space

1. Click on your Space name to open it

2. Click the Create button

3. Select Server from the resource type menu

4. Enter a descriptive server name (example: web-app-server)

5. Select a size (choose small for testing)

6. Review your configuration

7. Click Create

Your server will be provisioned in 5-10 minutes. You'll receive a notification when it's ready.

1. Click on your server name in the Space dashboard

2. Locate the connection command in the server details

3. Copy the SSH connection command

4. Open your terminal application

5. Paste and run the command to connect