How the grid works, in five minutes
What you’re making: nothing yet. This is the five minutes that makes every other guide obvious.
Everything on the grid is one of two things.
Inspirations: a page, a deck, a one-file game. One HTML file, live instantly at a link.
Apps and agents: things that run. They have code that executes, they can have a database and storage, and they keep running after you close your laptop.
One action covers both: plug.
You make something, you plug it in, it’s live. From a chat tool you say it. From a coding tool you say it or type it. Either way you get a link back.
Apps come with everything included, and nothing forced.
A database, fast storage, files, AI, logs, versions. You don’t set any of it up: you tell your tool what the app needs and it’s there when the app goes live.
No Docker, no GitHub, no accounts with five providers. And none of that is locked out either: keep your code on GitHub if you like, connect Slack, bring your own keys and services. The grid doesn’t need those things, it just doesn’t mind them.
Two things worth knowing early.
An inspiration that isn’t pinned expires after 30 days. Ask your tool to pin it and it stays up for good.
Your grid is your home on CloudGrid: everything you plugged, your data, your logs, who can see what. When a guide says “from your grid”, it means there.