Getting started with the kep CLI: your first VM in five minutes

This guide is for anyone who has never run Kepler before. If you can use a terminal, that’s enough. In five minutes you’ll have a virtual machine running on Swedish hardware.

1. Install and log in

# Install the CLI
curl -fsSL https://get.keplercloud.se | sh

# Authenticate against your account
kep login

2. Launch a VM

One command creates and starts your machine in Falkenberg:

# Create a small VM in EU jurisdiction
kep vm create --name my-first --size small --region falkenberg

# List your machines
kep vm list

When the machine shows as running, you can connect and start building. That’s the whole step from nothing to a real environment.

A good first impression is a command that just works.

— from Kepler’s product principles

3. Next steps

From here you can add storage, networking and containers — or export everything as code when you want to version it. You can experiment freely, no lock-in.