# Machines – DigitalOcean Documentation > Machines are Linux and Windows virtual machines with persistent storage, GPU options, and free unlimited bandwidth. They're designed for high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. - [Machines Support](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/support/index.html.md): Learn about different support levels and get in touch with Paperspace support. ## Getting Started with Machines Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started. - [Machines Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes. - [Use the ML-in-a-Box Template For Machine Learning Applications](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/getting-started/run-ml-in-a-box/index.html.md): Use the ML-in-a-Box template, a generic data science stack for machine learning that includes stable and up-to-date installations of widely used machine learning and mathematics software, on your machines. ## Machines How-Tos How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management. - [How to Create a Machine](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/create/index.html.md): Create a Linux machine to run workloads or applications. You can configure the machine to suit your needs, whether for development, testing, or production. - [How to Connect to a Machine](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/connect/index.html.md): Connect to your Linux machine securely via SSH using the Paperspace console or desktop app. - [How to Deactivate a Machine](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/deactivate/index.html.md): Deactivate a Paperspace machine to permanently delete the machine, its files, and its snapshots from your Paperspace account. - [How to Manage User Access](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-users/index.html.md): 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. - [How to Resize a Machine](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/resize/index.html.md): 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. - [How to Transfer Files Between Machines](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/transfer-files/index.html.md): 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. - [How to Use Clipboard Syncing and the Paperspace Password Tool on Windows-Based Machines](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/use-windows-features/index.html.md): Windows-based machines offer features designed to enhance your experience, such as clipboard syncing and the Paperspace Password Tool. - [How to Enable or Disable Auto-shutdown](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-auto-shutdown/index.html.md): 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. - [How to Create, Delete, or Migrate a Machine to a Private Network](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-private-networks/index.html.md): 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. - [How to Assign or Remove a Public IP Address](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-public-ips/index.html.md): 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. - [How to Create, Mount, or Delete a Shared Drive](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-shared-drives/index.html.md): Enable secure storage accessible from multiple machines in a private network with shared drives. - [How to Take, Revert to, or Delete a Snapshot](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-snapshots/index.html.md): 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 … - [How to Create or Delete a Custom Template](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-custom-template/index.html.md): 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 … - [How to Create or Delete a Virtual Private Network](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-vpn/index.html.md): 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 … - [How to Enable or Disable Advanced Desktop Streaming Settings](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-desktop-streaming/index.html.md): 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. - [How to Enable or Disable NVLink](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-nvlink/index.html.md): 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. - [How to Assign or Unassign a Hostname](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/how-to/manage-hosts/index.html.md): Assign a persistent hostname to your machine to keep the hostname consistent after shutdowns and restarts. ## Machines Reference API documentation for Machines (including example requests and available parameters), Machine performance, and Machine states and error codes. - [Machine States and Error Codes](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/reference/states-and-error-codes/index.html.md): Definitions of Paperspace machine states and errors. ## Machines Concepts Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Paperspace machines. - [Machines Best Practices](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/concepts/best-practices/index.html.md): Best practices for using your Paperspace machines. ## Machines Details Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more. - [Machines Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/details/features/index.html.md): We offer a variety of Linux machines that are optimized for high-performance computing workloads, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. - [Paperspace Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/details/pricing/index.html.md): Pricing for Paperspace products and Gradient subscription plans. - [Machines Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for machines. - [NVIDIA H100 Reference](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/details/h100/index.html.md): NVIDIA H100 is a GPU built on NVIDIA’s Hopper GPU Architecture. It’s designed for large-scale artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads. H100 machines feature 4x100 GigE connections for private traffic. For more information about the … - [Machines Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for machines. - [Machine Types](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/paperspace/machines/details/machine-types/index.html.md): Learn more about the hardware specifications, performance details, operating systems, and architectures of the various Paperspace machine types.