General

What is Nautobot Cloud?

Nautobot Cloud is Network to Code's fully managed, hosted Nautobot-as-a-Service offering. It lets you run one or more production-grade Nautobot instances — along with related tools like NautobotGPT — without setting up or maintaining any of the underlying infrastructure. You manage everything through the Nautobot Cloud Console at nautobot.cloud. See the overview for more.

How is Nautobot Cloud different from Nautobot?

Nautobot is the network automation platform — the source of truth, apps, jobs, and APIs you work with day to day. Nautobot Cloud is the managed cloud service that runs Nautobot for you: it provisions and hosts your instances on managed cloud infrastructure and adds the Cloud Console for one-click deployments, upgrades, clones, backups and snapshots, an app marketplace, and monitoring. The Nautobot instance inside Nautobot Cloud is the same Nautobot you'd run yourself — Nautobot Cloud takes care of the infrastructure, deployment, and lifecycle around it.

Do I need to manage any infrastructure myself?

No. Network to Code provisions and operates all of the underlying infrastructure — cloud accounts, networking, Kubernetes, databases, backups, and platform updates. You work at the Console and Nautobot level; there are no servers, clusters, or databases for you to run.

What's the difference between an Organization, a Project, and an Instance?

• Organization — your company or team's top-level tenant in Nautobot Cloud. It owns your users, your settings (SSO, custom domains, VPNs), and all of your instances.
• Project — a grouping of instances within an Organization, typically used to separate environments such as prod, dev, and testing. Click Nautobot in the sidebar to view instances across all projects.
• Instance — a single running deployment of Nautobot (or NautobotGPT), with its own database and configuration.

What types of instances can I create?

Nautobot Cloud supports Nautobot (the core network automation platform — create this one first) and NautobotGPT (an opt-in AI assistant). See Create an Instance.

How do I get access to Nautobot Cloud and create my first instance?

There is currently no self-registration. To get an account, fill out this form or email info@networktocode.com. Once your Organization is set up, sign in at nautobot.cloud and follow the Getting Started guide to deploy your first instance.

Why don't I see my newly created Nautobot instance?

It is likely in a different project. Click "Nautobot" to view all Nautobot instances and then change the Project if needed. Remember, when you click the Nautobot Cloud logo in the top-left, that takes you to your default project and shows instances in your default project.

How long does it take to create a new Nautobot instance?

It currently takes approx 10 mins to create a cloud-native Nautobot instance. Every so often, it may take more time if auto-scaling is taking place.

How many Nautobot instances can I run?

The number of instances you can run is defined by your subscription and contract. You can view your organization's current instance limit at the top of the Nautobot Cloud Console. To increase your limit, contact your account team.

Does Nautobot Cloud have an API?

Yes. Nautobot Cloud provides a REST API for managing your cloud deployments — creating and managing instances, snapshots, secrets, and more. It is separate from the full REST API and GraphQL available inside each Nautobot instance. See API.

Are timestamps in the Cloud Console shown in UTC or my local time?

Timestamps in the Cloud Console are displayed in your browser's local time zone.