Getting Started

Use this guide when you are new to Moltern or helping another user become productive in the workspace.

1. Sign In​

Open moltern.com and sign in.

Moltern supports email and password sign-in. Depending on your workspace configuration, the sign-in screen may also show Google and GitHub options.

After sign-in, Moltern opens the dashboard for your active workspace.

2. Confirm The Active Workspace​

The sidebar shows the workspace name near the top. The dashboard header also includes the active workspace context.

Check this before deploying anything:

• You are in the right workspace.
• The environment you plan to use exists.
• Billing and quota allow the workload you are about to create.
• The workload owner knows where logs and settings live.

3. Learn The Sidebar​

Sidebar Item	What You Do There
Dashboard	Review workspace status, workload status, recent deployments, and quick actions.
Applications	Create and manage Git-backed apps.
Services	Browse the service catalog and manage deployed services.
Environments	Create environment groups and environments.
Docs	Browse in-app per-service documentation.
Webhooks	Register external endpoints for deployment events.
Billing	Review plan, subscription, quota, usage, storage, and overage settings.

4. Create Or Confirm An Environment​

Moltern deploys workloads into environments. An environment belongs to an environment group.

Typical setup:

Environment Group	Environments
Product	production, staging
Internal Tools	production
Experiments	dev, preview

If your workspace is empty:

1. Open Environments.
2. Create an environment group.
3. Open the group.
4. Create an environment such as production.

5. Choose Your First Deployment Path​

Pick one path:

Goal	Start Here
Deploy code from a repository	Create An Application
Deploy PostgreSQL, Redis, n8n, Open WebUI, or another packaged service	Deploy A Catalog Service
Build an AI app stack	AI Services And Agent Stacks
Connect an existing app to a domain	Domains And Routes

6. Know Where To Look After Deployment​

After creating a workload, Moltern gives you:

• A status badge such as pending, deploying, running, sleeping, stopped, failed, or upgrading.
• Deployment or live logs.
• A generated Moltern URL when the workload exposes a web interface.
• Settings for domains, variables, runtime configuration, storage, and size where supported.
• Billing impact checks before some resize actions.

First-Day Checklist​

• Sign in successfully.
• Confirm workspace name.
• Create or identify the target environment.
• Deploy one application or catalog service.
• Open the workload detail page.
• Check logs.
• Open the generated Moltern URL.
• Add required variables or credentials.
• Review billing usage after the first deployment.