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This page walks through the standard flow to deploy a container using Air Container.

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1. Select a project

Choose the project where you want to deploy your container. The project overview also shows endpoint status and current deployments. Select a project

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2. Start creating a container

In the Air Container menu, click + Create to open the container creation flow. Enter a container name and proceed. Container page Enter general information

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3. Configure Container Image

Container image settings Provide the following:
  • Container image
  • Registry provider
  • Registry access type (public/private)
  • If private: username + password/token
Common registry providers include:
  • GCP Artifact Registry
  • AWS ECR
  • GitHub Container Registry
  • Docker Hub

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4. Configure Resources

Resource settings Configure:
  • Cloud Type
  • Instance type
  • Enable Autoscaling (optional)
  • Replica count
We recommend balancing cost and latency based on your workload.

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5. Advanced settings

Advanced settings Optionally configure:
  • Start command
  • Port
  • Health check URL
  • Max wait time
  • Boot wait time
  • Environment variables
  • Endpoint ID

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6. Review and deploy

Review page Review the configuration and deploy. Initial pull time depends on image size and registry performance. Pulled images may be cached on the node for faster subsequent starts.

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7. Start the container

Deployment completion After deployment, the container may appear as Pending.
Pending state is not billed. To run workloads, click Start container to switch into a running state.

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Next steps

Autoscaling and Scheduling

Configure autoscaling and scheduled scaling.

Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Monitor and debug deployments with logs and usage.