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Quick Start — First deployment in 5 minutes

This guide takes you from zero to a live application as quickly as possible. No unnecessary details — just the shortest path.

1. Create an account​

Go to fransys.cloud and create your account. €5 in credits are offered upon registration — no credit card required.

2. Create a cluster​

  1. Go to Clusters in the sidebar
  2. Click Create cluster
  3. The wizard asks you 3 questions — for a first test, answer:
    • Criticality → Minimize costs
    • GPU → No
    • Location → No, I don't need a specific country
  4. On the map, select the cheapest region (e.g., Hetzner — Nuremberg, starting at €25)
  5. Leave AutoPilot mode enabled, with the default budget
  6. Click Deploy cluster

Deployment takes up to 15 minutes. The Degraded status during this period is normal — wait for it to switch to Healthy.

→ Details: Clusters

3. Create a project​

  1. Go to Projects in the sidebar
  2. Click Create project
  3. Rename your project (click on the name in the top left)

→ Details: Projects

4. Add a block​

From the left sidebar of the canvas, drag an Application (Docker) block onto the canvas.

In the block configuration:

  • Platform → Docker
  • Code source → External
  • Docker image → nginx
  • Container port → 80

New tabs appear automatically once the image is provided — this is normal, the interface is dynamic.

→ Details: Application Blocks

5. Select the cluster​

In the top right of the canvas, click Select cluster and choose the cluster you just created.

6. Deploy​

Click Deploy. Fransys builds and deploys your application on the cluster.

7. See your app online​

Once the deployment is complete, open your block's configuration. In the Ingress section, you'll find the auto-generated URL at *.fransysapp.com. Click on it — your application is live, with HTTPS.

That's it. You have an application deployed on a European Kubernetes cluster, with automatic SSL and load balancing, without writing a single line of configuration.

What's next?​