Machines How-Tos

Create a Linux machine to run workloads or applications. You can configure the machine to suit your needs, whether for development, testing, or production.

Connect to your Linux machine securely via SSH using the Paperspace console or desktop app.

Manage user access to your Paperspace machine, allowing team members to collaborate and share resources. Add or remove users to control who can access and administer your machine.

Deactivate a Paperspace machine to permanently delete the machine, its files, and its snapshots from your Paperspace account.

Automatically turn off your machine after a period of inactivity using the auto-shutdown feature. This helps you manage resources efficiently by turning off idling machines.

Protect your machines and its data by taking, reverting to, or deleting snapshots, which are disk images that capture the state of your machine at a specific point in time. Use snapshots as backups to protect against data loss, system failures, or other unintended issues.

Use custom templates to create machines with specific machine configurations. Custom templates allow you to replicate your machine setup, including installed software and configurations, for consistent and efficient workflows. You can also delete templates that you no longer need.

Enable or disable advanced desktop streaming settings, like Gamer Mode for enhanced mouse control and resolution snapping or USB mouse emulation for addresing mouse issues in games and other applications.

Resize your machine when needed by adjusting its machine type for better performance or increasing its disk size for more storage. This allows you to optimize resources based on your workload requirements.

Windows-based machines offer features designed to enhance your experience, such as clipboard syncing and the Paperspace Password Tool.

Enhance data transfer speeds and scalability between NVIDIA GPUs for high-performance computing tasks by enabling NVLink. Disable NVLink on H100x1 machines to use CUDA.

Transfer files between your Windows-based machine and other devices using FileZilla, scp, wget, or Windows’ Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), depending on your needs for secure or public file transfers.

Enable secure storage accessible from multiple machines in a private network with shared drives.

Connect machines and shared drives on a logically isolated private network for secure communication or to enable a VPN. Migrate machines between different private networks at any time.

Assign a public IP address to your machine to make it accessible over the internet, or remove the public IP address when your machine no longer needs external access.

Set up a secure site-to-site VPN connection using a VPN gateway to enable encrypted, two-way communication between your Paperspace machines and external networks, such as your local network or a third-party location. You can create or delete a VPN through the Paperspace console by submitting a request to Paperspace support.

Assign a persistent hostname to your machine to keep the hostname consistent after shutdowns and restarts.