# Deployments – DigitalOcean Documentation

> Deployments are containers-as-a-service that let you run container images and serve machine learning models.
- [Deployments Support](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/support/index.html.md): Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.



## Getting Started with Deployments

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

- [Deployments Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.
- [Deploy a Model to an Endpoint using Gradient](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/getting-started/deploy-model-to-endpoint/index.html.md): Use Gradient to deploy a machine learning model using a high-performance, low-latency microservice with a RESTful API.

## Deployments How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

- [How to Create Deployments Using the Paperspace CLI](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/create-deployments/index.html.md): Create Gradient Deployments, get started, and use advanced features.
- [How to View Logs for Gradient Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/view-deployment-logs/index.html.md): Access real time and post-workload system logs for Gradient Deployments.
- [How to View Metrics for Gradient Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/view-deployment-metrics/index.html.md): Access CPU usage, RAM usage, and requests issued metrics for Gradient Deployments.
- [How to Delete Paperspace Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/delete-deployments/index.html.md): Delete a deployment to save on storage.
- [How to Use Container Images for Paperspace Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/use-images/index.html.md): Choose a specific container image for a Deployment.
- [How to Use Paperspace Integrations](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/use-integrations/index.html.md): Connect repositories and storage solutions to your deployment.
- [How to Use Secrets and Environment Variables in Gradient Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/use-secrets/index.html.md): Use secrets in Gradient Deployments.
- [How to Use Custom Containers in Gradient Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/manage-containers/index.html.md): Use and manage custom containers in Gradient Deployments to define consistent, reproducible runtime environments for your applications and models.
- [How to Deploy Using GitHub Actions with Gradient Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/how-to/use-github-action/index.html.md): A reference guide to using GitHub Actions with Gradient Deployments.

## Deployments Reference

CLI and SDK documentation for Deployments, including example requests and available parameters, and other reference information like deployment spec and autoscaling.

- [Deployment Spec Reference](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/reference/deployment-spec/index.html.md): Paperspace allows you to tailor your deployment via configuration or spec definitions.
- [Autoscaling Configuration for Gradient Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/reference/autoscaling/index.html.md): Configure autoscaling to handle scale up and down events for your deployment.
- [Public and Protected Endpoints in Gradient Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/reference/endpoint-security/index.html.md): Gradient deployments have two levels of endpoint security with different levels of access to the service.
- [Health Checks for Gradient Deployments](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/reference/health-checks/index.html.md): Configure health checks that monitor the health and readiness of Gradient Deployments.

## Deployments Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Deployments.

- [Deployment Basics](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/concepts/deployment-basics/index.html.md): High-level overview of Gradient Deployments.

## Deployments Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

- [Deployments Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/details/features/index.html.md): Gradient Deployments are containers-as-a-service which let you deploy your machine learning model as an API endpoint. With Deployments, you can: Train a model using pre-configured templates and sample projects. Schedule jobs, provision resources, and …
- [Paperspace Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/details/pricing/index.html.md): Pricing for Paperspace products and Gradient subscriptions.
- [Deployments Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for deployments.
- [Deployments Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/deployments/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for Deployments.