Run the Hello World

Run a basic Hello World and learn Beam interactively.

Core Concepts

Learn about running functions, deploying endpoints, and testing your code.

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Features

Beam is an open-source cloud platform that lets you: You only pay for the compute you use, by the millisecond of usage.

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Get Started

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🎁 Create an Account

Create an account on Beam. You’ll get 15 hours of free credit when you signup!
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🚧 Activate a Python Virtual Environment (Recommended)

Activate a Python virtualenv, which is where you’ll install the Beam SDK.
python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
3

📝 Register API Token and Install SDK

Retrieve your API token from the dashboard, on the API Keys page.Paste the token in the command below to install the Beam SDK. Make sure to replace [TOKEN] with your actual token.
pip install beam-client && beam configure default --token [TOKEN]
Your API key will be saved to the ~/.beam/config.ini file on your computer.
Once these steps are complete, you can follow our Hello World to begin running workloads right away!
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