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Installing Runpod Provider

Runpod is a cloud provider that offers on-demand GPU infrastructure. Transformer Lab can connect to Runpod using an API key that you can generate from your Runpod account.

Create a Runpod account and API key​

Before adding Runpod as a compute provider in Transformer Lab:

  1. Create a Runpod account.
  2. Generate a Runpod API key in your Runpod account settings.
  3. Copy and store the API key so you can paste it into Transformer Lab.

Add Runpod in Team Settings​

After Transformer Lab is set up and you've logged in, follow these steps to add your Runpod provider:

  1. Open Team Settings.
  2. Go to Compute Providers.
  3. Click Add Compute Provider.
  4. In the modal:
    • Set Type to runpod.
    • Give the provider a name (for example: runpod-prov).
    • In Config, set your Runpod API key from your Runpod account.
  5. Click Add Compute Provider.

Example Runpod config​

{
  "api_key": "<RUNPOD_API_KEY>",
  "api_base_url": "https://rest.runpod.io/v1",
}

Add Runpod provider

Run health check​

After the provider is listed in Team Settings:

  1. Find your Runpod provider in Compute Providers.
  2. Click Health.
  3. Confirm the provider reports healthy/connected.

Runpod provider health check