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This guide walks you through launching your first H100 GPU node on SF Compute.

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Install the CLI

Install the SF Compute CLI. 
curl -fsSL https://sfcompute.com/cli/install | bash

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Log in

Authenticate with your SF Compute account. 
sf login
This opens your browser to authenticate and stores your credentials locally.

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Set up SSH access

Generate a startup.sh that configures SSH access to your nodes. This script injects all your local public keys so you can connect immediately. 
cat >startup.sh <<SCRIPT
#!/bin/bash

mkdir -p /root/.ssh
cat >>/root/.ssh/authorized_keys <<"EOF"
$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub 2>/dev/null)
$(cat ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa.pub 2>/dev/null)
$(cat ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa_sk.pub 2>/dev/null)
$(cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub 2>/dev/null)
$(cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk.pub 2>/dev/null)
$(cat ~/.ssh/id_xmss.pub 2>/dev/null)
$(cat ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub 2>/dev/null)
EOF
SCRIPT
If you don’t have an SSH key pair yet, generate one first. 
ssh-keygen -t ed25519

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Create a Reserved node

Create a Reserved node for 1 hour. This gives you guaranteed access to a GPU for the specified duration. 
sf nodes create my-node --zone landsend --duration 1h --max-price 20.00 --user-data-file ./startup.sh
Nodes take about 5 minutes to spin up. You can also create Spot nodes for interruptible workloads at lower prices.

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Check your node

List your nodes to see when it’s ready. 
sf nodes list

NAME                    TYPE            STATUS       CURRENT VM                 GPU    ZONE          START/END
my-node                 Reserved        Running      vm_mxCExUDERw8zvxrTf0e5W   H100   landsend      Oct 2, 3pm → 4pm

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Connect via SSH

Once the node shows running status, connect to it. 
sf nodes ssh root@my-node
Even after a node shows running status, it may take several minutes for SSH to become available while the node boots.

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Extend your node

Need more time? Extend your reservation. 
sf nodes extend my-node --duration 1h --max-price 20.00

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Next steps