Quickstart
Connect your first machine to InfraCanvas in under a minute.
You'll have a live topology in three steps.
1. Create an account
Sign up at cloud.infracanvas.app. The free plan includes 3 VMs — no credit card.
2. Add a machine
In the dashboard, click + Add machine. You'll get a one-line install command with your API key baked in:
curl -fsSL https://cloud.infracanvas.app/api/v1/install | \
INFRACANVAS_API_KEY=ic_xxx INFRACANVAS_API_URL=https://cloud.infracanvas.app bashRun it on the machine you want to map. The installer:
- downloads the agent binary,
- installs a
systemdservice that starts on boot, - detects what it can see (host, Docker, Kubernetes) and sets the scope automatically,
- runs as your user (not root) so it keeps your kubeconfig and Docker access.
Run the command with sudo only if you normally need sudo for Docker or
systemd. The installer honors SUDO_USER, so the agent still runs as you —
not root — and keeps your ~/.kube/config.
3. Watch the canvas
Back in the dashboard the machine appears as online within a few seconds, and its topology streams in. Open it to explore hosts, containers, and Kubernetes resources.