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This page takes you end-to-end. By the last step you’ll have an H100 (or any other GPU) live, reachable over SSH, and metered against your prepaid wallet.

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1. Sign in

  1. Visit gpuoutlet.ai/login
  2. Switch to the Sign up tab
  3. Enter your email, click Send verification code
  4. Enter the 6-digit code from the email
  5. You land on the dashboard; you’re done with auth
No passwords, anywhere. We use one-time codes for email and OAuth for Google / GitHub. See Authentication for the wire protocol.

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2. Top up your wallet

GPU Outlet runs on a prepaid model — you deposit credit, instances burn it by the second.
  1. Click Billing in the left rail (or bottom nav on mobile)
  2. Pick an amount: $10, $25, $50, $100, or type a custom value
  3. Click Add credit
  4. Complete the Stripe Checkout flow
  5. Your balance appears in the top-right balance pill once Stripe confirms
Don’t have a card? Reach out to business@gpuoutlet.ai about ACH / wire / invoicing for higher-volume usage.

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3. Add your SSH key

This step is optional for the first session but skipping it means you’ll be locked out of ssh root@pod until you do it.
Generate a key if you don't have one
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "you@gpuoutlet.com"
  1. In the dashboard, Settings → SSH keys
  2. Click + Add key
  3. Paste the contents of ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
  4. Give it a memorable name (e.g. macbook-2026)
  5. Save
The key is now injected into every pod you launch.

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4. Launch your first instance

  1. Click Create in the left rail
  2. Pick a GPU card. RTX 4090 ($0.65/hr) is a good first pick — cheap enough to leave running while you read the rest of these docs.
  3. Pick a count: 1×, 2×, 4×, or 8×
  4. Hit Continue
  5. Pick a template — Ubuntu 24.04 is the safe default. PyTorch, Ollama, vLLM, A1111, and text-generation-webui are one-click options too.
  6. Click Launch
Provisioning takes 20–60 seconds. You’ll see the live status in the modal that pops up. Once it flips to Running, copy the ssh command shown.

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5. Connect

Example — replace host and port with what the modal shows
ssh root@123.45.67.89 -p 22001
You’re in. Welcome to GPU Outlet.

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What to do next

Stop an instance

Learn the difference between Stop (terminates billing) and Pause.

Set up auto-topup

Refill your wallet automatically when it dips below a threshold.

Browse the API

Do all of this from a script. Auth, list, rent, stop.

Pricing reference

Every GPU family, every region, current rates.