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Set up and manage your Hyperbolic account to access GPU compute and AI inference services.

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Creating your account

Get started with Hyperbolic in a few simple steps:
1

Register

Visit app.hyperbolic.ai and create an account or log in with your existing credentials.
2

Verify your email

Check your inbox and verify your email address to activate your account.
3

Verify your phone number

Complete phone verification to receive $1 in promotional credits. Note that these credits can be used for inference services but not for renting GPU instances.
4

Add funds

Navigate to the Billing tab and deposit funds to your account. We recommend starting with $25 for GPU rentals. See Billing and Payments for details.

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API keys

API keys authenticate your requests to Hyperbolic’s inference APIs and On-Demand GPU services.

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Generating an API key

1

Navigate to Settings

In your Hyperbolic dashboard, click on Settings in the navigation.
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Locate the API Key section

Find the API Key section on the settings page.
3

Copy your key

Copy the generated API key and store it securely. You’ll use this key to authenticate API requests and configure developer tools.

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Best practices for API key security

Treat your API key like a password. Anyone with your key can make requests on your behalf and incur charges to your account.
  • Never commit API keys to version control - Use environment variables or secrets management instead
  • Use environment variables - Store your key in HYPERBOLIC_API_KEY or similar
  • Rotate keys periodically - Generate new keys if you suspect compromise
  • Use separate keys for different environments - Keep development and production keys separate when possible
# Example: Setting your API key as an environment variable
export HYPERBOLIC_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

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SSH keys

SSH keys are required to connect to On-Demand GPU instances. Hyperbolic uses public key authentication for secure, passwordless access to your rented machines.
SSH keys are only required if you plan to use On-Demand GPU instances. They are not needed for Serverless Inference APIs.

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Why SSH keys?

  • Security - Public key authentication is more secure than passwords
  • Convenience - No need to enter passwords for each connection
  • Automation - Enables scripted and automated workflows

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Generating SSH keys

If you don’t already have an SSH key pair, generate one using the following command: When prompted:
  1. Press Enter to accept the default file location (~/.ssh/id_ed25519 or ~/.ssh/id_rsa)
  2. Optionally enter a passphrase for additional security

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Adding your SSH key to Hyperbolic

1

Copy your public key

Display your public key and copy it to your clipboard:
# For Ed25519
cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

# For RSA
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
2

Navigate to Settings

In your Hyperbolic dashboard, go to Settings.
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Add your public key

Scroll to the SSH Public Key section, paste your public key, and click the save icon.
Only add your public key (the file ending in .pub). Never share your private key with anyone.

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Team management

Team management features are coming soon.
Hyperbolic will support team collaboration features including:
  • Team workspaces - Shared environments for collaborative projects
  • Member invitations - Invite team members via email
  • Role-based access - Assign roles with different permission levels (admin, member, viewer)
  • Shared billing - Consolidated billing for team usage
  • Resource sharing - Share GPU instances and API quotas across team members
Contact [email protected] if you have immediate team collaboration needs.

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Next steps

Add Funds

Set up billing and add credits to your account

Rent a GPU

Launch your first On-Demand GPU instance

Use Inference APIs

Start making API calls to hosted AI models

Install Developer Tools

Set up the CLI and IDE extensions