---
title: "Get started with TIR Private Cluster"
description: "Create a TIR Private Cluster, allocate its nodes to a project, and launch your first instance on it."
content_type: "get-started"
product: "tir-private-cluster"
platform: "TIR"
url: "/tir/tir-private-cluster/get-started/"
---

# Get started with TIR Private Cluster

Create a private cluster, give its node to a project, and launch an instance on it. To create a
private cluster, you need the **Owner** or **Admin** role on a TIR project. Prices for every plan
are on [E2E's pricing page](https://www.e2enetworks.com/pricing).

## Create the cluster

1. In TIR, open your project. In the side menu, under **PRODUCTS**, select **Private Cluster**.
2. Select **Create Private Cluster**.
3. Under **Select Computing Resource**, on the **GPU** tab, choose a GPU card: **H200**, **H100**,
   **A100**, **L40S**, or **L4**, each shown with its memory size.
4. Choose a plan. **On-Demand** bills by the hour and suits a first cluster; a savings plan, such as
   **1 Month Savings Plan**, is paid upfront for its term and suits steady work you have already
   sized.
5. Under **Cluster Configuration**, keep the generated **Cluster Name**, such as `p-cluster-a1b2`, or
   type your own. Leave **Node Count** at 1. You can add nodes later, and the count can only go up,
   so start with what you need now.
6. Leave **MIG Enable** off.
7. Select **Create Private Cluster**. If your account runs on free credit, a confirmation about
   your balance opens first; confirm it to continue.

TIR shows "Cluster created successfully.", returns to **Manage Private Cluster**, and opens
**Allocate Nodes to Projects** for the new cluster. Its node is **Free**, ready to give to a project.

## Allocate the node to a project

1. In **Allocate Nodes to Projects**, choose your project.
2. Set the number of nodes to 1.
3. Select **Allocate Nodes**.

TIR shows "Allocations updated successfully" and opens the cluster's **Project Allocations** tab,
where your project now has one node. On **Cluster Nodes**, the node shows **Allocated**.

If you closed the dialog, open the cluster's **Actions** menu in the list and select **Allocate
Nodes to Project**.

## Launch an instance on the cluster

1. Start [creating an instance](/tir/tir-instance/how-to/create-an-instance/) in the same project.
2. On **Select Computing Resource**, switch to the **Private Cluster** tab and choose your cluster.
3. Finish the form and create the instance.

The instance runs on your allocated node, which now shows **Occupied** on **Cluster Nodes**. You pay
for the cluster's node, and that covers the instance. The project's **Deployed Services**
list, on **Project Allocations**, shows the instance and its status.

## Delete the cluster when you finish

A cluster is billed for its nodes for as long as it exists, so delete a test cluster when you are
done with it. A cluster can be deleted once every service on it is gone, so delete the instance first.

1. Delete the instance. See [Delete an instance](/tir/tir-instance/how-to/delete-an-instance/).
2. In **Manage Private Cluster**, open the cluster's **Actions** menu and select **Delete Cluster**.
3. Tick the box that confirms the cluster's name, and select **Delete Cluster**.

TIR shows "Private cluster deleted successfully." and the cluster leaves the list.

## What to do next

- [Create a private cluster](/tir/tir-private-cluster/how-to/create-a-private-cluster/) covers every
  choice on the form, including savings plans, what happens when a term ends, and MIG.
- [Allocate nodes to projects](/tir/tir-private-cluster/how-to/allocate-nodes-to-projects/) shares
  the cluster's nodes across several projects and moves them between projects.
- [Use node affinity](/tir/tir-private-cluster/how-to/use-node-affinity/) keeps a workload on, or
  off, a chosen set of nodes.

For help with any message on the way, see
[Troubleshooting TIR Private Cluster](/tir/tir-private-cluster/troubleshooting/tir-private-cluster/).