Getting Started

New to the platform? You're in the right place. This section walks you through the essentials — the core concepts, your first login, and the vocabulary you'll meet along the way — so you can move on to the OpenStack, Cloud Services Portal, and AI documentation with confidence.

Who this is for

These pages are written for first-time users. If you already know your way around, jump straight to the OpenStack or Cloud Services Portal documentation.

Welcome to the Safe Swiss Cloud support portal. Our platform is built on OpenStack and managed through the Cloud Services Portal — a central web interface for your projects, users, storage, and usage.

Where to begin

Work through these pages in order — each one builds on the last.

• Core Concepts

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  The building blocks: OpenStack, projects, clients, users, and quotas.

• First Login

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  Sign in to the Cloud Services Portal and OpenStack Horizon for the first time.

• Your First Virtual Machine

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  Launch a VM, assign a floating IP, and SSH in.

• Your First S3 Bucket

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  Create EC2 credentials, a bucket, and upload an object.

• Automation & Infrastructure as Code

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  Deploy with the OpenStack CLI, Terraform, or Ansible.

Keep the Glossary open in a tab as a reference for unfamiliar terms.

The rest of the documentation

Once you're comfortable with the basics:

• OpenStack — deploy and manage virtual machines, networks, and storage on the raw infrastructure.
• Cloud Services Portal — manage projects, clients, S3 storage, backups, and usage from a central web UI.