Before You Begin

✅ Checklist	Description
dstack installed	Finished Installation guide
Environment configured	Finished Environment Setup guide
Services healthy	KMS, Gateway & VMM report `status: healthy`
TDX enabled	Host CPU supports Intel TDX and BIOS/Kernel options are enabled
Management UI up	`http://localhost:9080` reachable

Deploying Applications on dstack

🧭 Quick Path to Success with our Mini Guides
Step What You’ll Do Link
1 Pull & inspect the example container image Pull & inspect the example container image
2 Write the dstack deployment manifest Write the dstack deployment manifest
3 Sign & push the image to your private registry Sign & push the image to your private registry
4 Access the dstack dashboard & monitor deployments Access the dstack dashboard & monitor deployments
5 Verify attestation & remote‑prove trust Verify attestation & remote‑prove trust
6 Expose an API endpoint via the Gateway Expose an API endpoint via the Gateway
7 Update, roll back, and tear down safely Update, roll back, and tear down safely
Skim the table, pick up at Step 1, and continue straight through Step 7.

🎉 Milestone: by the end of Step 7 you will have a fully attested, externally reachable application running under hardware‑enforced confidentiality.

note: estimated time depends on your setup and experience; no specific time allotted.

Next Steps & Further Reading

Start here: Step 1 — Pull the Example Application After each mini-guide, follow the Next Step banner to proceed in order. Skipping steps may leave your deployment unverified or insecure. Further reading:

System Architecture – How all components fit together
Security Model – Threat model & enclave guarantees
Read to Go Deployment Guides –

Ready? Jump to Step 1 and ship something real.