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Get started with Pulumi Cloud

    Pulumi Cloud is a managed service that provides state management, secrets handling, team collaboration, and automation capabilities for infrastructure as code. It works seamlessly with Pulumi’s open source IaC tool to help teams build, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure.

    Is Pulumi Cloud right for you?

    New to Pulumi or evaluating your options? Read Pulumi Cloud and Open Source Pulumi to understand:

    • How Pulumi Cloud relates to the open source Pulumi IaC tool
    • The tradeoffs between using Pulumi Cloud versus self-managed backends
    • Why most teams choose Pulumi Cloud for collaboration and security

    Getting started

    For individual developers

    The Pulumi Individual Edition is free forever for unlimited individual use. Create an account to start building with Pulumi Cloud:

    Create an Account

    When you sign in, a personal organization is automatically created. You can create unlimited stacks, encrypt configuration and secrets, and browse stack history.

    For teams

    Setting up Pulumi Cloud for your team? The Onboarding Guide provides comprehensive guidance on:

    • Choosing your deployment model and subscription tier
    • Configuring security, testing strategies, and code reusability
    • Organizing teams, projects, and collaboration workflows
    • Migrating existing infrastructure to Pulumi

    Contact us if you’d like assistance with team onboarding.

    To collaborate with other developers or use advanced features like SAML SSO, you’ll need to create a Pulumi organization. Learn more about organizations and teams.

    Core capabilities

    State and secrets management

    • State management: Automatic state locking, history, and recovery
    • Secrets encryption: Built-in secrets management with automatic encryption
    • Configuration environments: Use Pulumi ESC to organize secrets and configuration across multiple projects

    Deployment and automation

    Team collaboration

    Developer experience

    • Pulumi Copilot: AI assistant for debugging, code generation, and infrastructure questions
    • Developer portals: Self-service infrastructure with templates and the New Project Wizard
    • Pulumi Insights: Search, visualize, and manage cloud resources across your organization

    Extensibility

    • REST API: Programmatic access to all Pulumi Cloud features
    • Webhooks: Event-driven workflows and custom integrations
    • Automation API: Embed IaC capabilities in your own applications

    Next steps

    • Explore features: Browse the sections in the left navigation to learn about specific Pulumi Cloud capabilities
    • See it in action: Try the Get Started tutorial to deploy your first infrastructure
    • Review security: Read the Pulumi Cloud security whitepaper for details on our SOC 2 Type II certified platform
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