Core Concepts

Everything you need to know before you start. About two minutes.

Rentals

Grab a GPU or CPU and make it yours. Full SSH access, dedicated machine. Run whatever you want, however you want. It's your box.

Deployments

Ship your code, get a public URL. Tell us what resources you need. We handle hosting, scaling, HTTPS. You pay per minute for what you use.

Infrastructure Sources

Your rentals and deployments run on one of two infrastructure pools:

• The Bourse: Decentralized Bittensor miners competing on price. Dynamic pricing, often the best GPU deals.
• The Citadel: Datacenter partners with SLA guarantees. Fixed pricing, enterprise reliability.

Credits

Everything on Basilica runs on credits. 1 credit = $1 USD. Simple as that.

Fund Your Account

Deposit TAO to get credits:

1. Get your unique deposit address from the CLI
2. Send TAO from your wallet
3. Wait for confirmation (usually under 10 minutes)
4. Credits appear automatically at the current TAO/USD rate

If TAO is at $400 and you send 1 TAO, you'll have 400 credits ready to spend.

Next Steps

• Getting Started: Deploy something in the next few minutes
• Python SDK: Build with Basilica programmatically
• CLI Reference: Manage everything from your terminal