Getting started
This guide gets you from a new DollarBox account to a ready place to deploy services.
Before you start
You need:
- A DollarBox account.
- A payment card for billing.
- A public Linux container image, unless you plan to use kubectl mode first.
- IPv6 connectivity when you want to reach the service directly from your own machine.
1. Create an account
Go to the signup page and create an account. After sign-up you land in an org. The org owns billing, containers, and kubectl access.
2. Set up billing
Open Billing and add a payment method. Containers cost EUR 1 per month each, prorated daily. The control panel will ask you to set up billing before creating your first container.
Each subscribed dollarbox provides capacity for one running workload shape:
| Resource | Included per dollarbox |
|---|---|
| Pods | 1 app pod |
| Memory | 1Gi limit |
| CPU | 100m request, 1000m limit |
| Ephemeral storage quota | 10Gi |
| Public service | 1 IPv6 LoadBalancer |
Failed containers still reserve capacity until you delete them.
The ephemeral disk is wiped when a container restarts. For data that needs to survive restarts, pre-pay for a pool of persistent volume capacity at €0.10/GB/month.
3. Choose a deploy mode
Use simple mode when you want the control panel to create one public container from an image reference. This is the fastest path for a small HTTP service.
Use kubectl mode when you want to apply Kubernetes manifests yourself. You still get namespace-scoped access only, not cluster-admin access, and the same quota applies.
Expected result
At the end of setup you should have:
- Billing active.
- An org namespace ready for workloads.
- A clear choice between control-panel provisioning and kubectl mode.