Quick Start

Register and validate your first cluster in Bud

Step 1: Open the Clusters Module

1. Sign in to Bud AI Foundry.
2. Click Clusters from the side menu.
3. Confirm you can access the cluster list page.

Step 2: Add a Cluster

1. Click + Cluster.
2. Choose one onboarding path:
   • Create New Cluster for cloud-provisioned flow.
   • Connect to Existing Cluster for already-running Kubernetes.
3. Provide required details (name, provider/context, ingress URL, and configuration file where applicable).
4. Submit to start onboarding.

Step 3: Verify Cluster Registration

1. Return to the cluster listing.
2. Locate your new cluster.
3. Confirm hardware summary and status are visible.

Step 4: Validate Health and Capacity

1. Open the cluster detail page.
2. On General, verify nodes and available resources.
3. Open Nodes and check ready status and recent events.

Step 5: Set Default Storage Behavior

1. Open the Settings tab.
2. Select a default storage class.
3. Choose access mode (for example, ReadWriteOnce or ReadWriteMany).
4. Save settings for future deployments.

Quick Start Flow

Next Steps

Creating Your First Cluster

Complete guided setup with operational checks

Troubleshooting

Resolve common registration and health issues