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title: Azure CycleCloud Documentation
summary: Azure CycleCloud is designed to enable enterprise IT organizations to provide secure and flexible cloud HPC and Big Compute environments to their end users. With dynamic scaling of clusters, the business can get the resources it needs at the right time and the right price. Azure CycleCloud’s automated configuration enables IT to focus on providing service to the business users.

metadata:
  title: Azure CycleCloud Documentation
  description: Azure CycleCloud is designed to provide secure and flexible cloud HPC and Big Compute environments to users with dynamic scaling of clusters. 
  ms.topic: landing-page # Required
  author: adriankjohnson
  ms.author: adjohnso
  ms.date: 02/10/2025

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | sample | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
# Start card title with a verb
  # Card (optional)
  - title: Overview of Azure CycleCloud
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: What is Azure CycleCloud?
            url: overview.md
          - text: What is Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm?
            url: overview-ccws.md         
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Install with Marketplace
            url: qs-install-marketplace.md
          - text: Deploy Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm
            url: qs-deploy-ccws.md            
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Create a Cluster
            url: tutorials/tutorial.md
      - linkListType: download
        links:
          - text: Get Azure CycleCloud
            url: https://azure.microsoft.com/features/azure-cyclecloud/

    # Card
  - title: CycleCloud News
    linkLists:            
      - linkListType: whats-new
        links:
          - text: CycleCloud 8.7.1 is now available
            url: release-notes.md
          - text: CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm
            url: release-notes/ccws/release-notes.md
          - text: Node Health Checks are now supported
            url: how-to/healthcheck.md
          - text: CycleCloud supports Confidential VMs and Trusted Platform Launch for nodes
            url: how-to/vm-security.md
          - text: PBS is now supported by azpbs agent
            url: openpbs.md
          - text: HPCPack is now a supported scheduler
            url: hpcpack.md
          - text: Improved cost tracking capabilities
            url: concepts/usage-tracking.md

  # Card
  - title: CycleCloud Concepts
    linkLists:            
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Core Concepts
            url: concepts/core.md
          - text: Clusters & Node Concepts
            url: concepts/clusters.md
          - text: Scheduling
            url: concepts/scheduling.md

  # Card
  - title: Clusters
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Plan your CycleCloud Deployment
            url: how-to/plan-prod-deployment.md 
          - text: Use Cluster Templates
            url: how-to/cluster-templates.md
          - text: Add Disks
            url: how-to/add-disk.md
          - text: Create Fileserver
            url: how-to/create-fileserver.md
          - text: Use CycleCloud Projects
            url: how-to/projects.md
          - text: Create Custom Images
            url: how-to/create-custom-image.md
          - text: Configure Network Security
            url: how-to/network-security.md
          - text: Run in Locked Down Network
            url: how-to/running-in-locked-down-network.md

  # Card
  - title: Tools
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: CycleCloud CLI
            url: how-to/install-cyclecloud-cli.md
          - text: Jetpack
            url: jetpack.md
          - text: REST API
            url: how-to/use-rest-api.md
          - text: Python API
            url: python-api.md

  # Card
  - title: Get Help
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Chef Cookbooks
            url: cookbook-reference.md
          - text: Cluster Template Reference
            url: cluster-references/cluster-template-reference.md
          - text: CycleCloud Cluster Templates
            url: download-cluster-templates.md
          - text: CycleCloud Community GitHub
            url: https://github.com/CycleCloudCommunity
          - text: Azure Forums
            url: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/home?forum=azurecyclecloud
          - text: Create an Azure Support Request
            url: /azure/azure-supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request