# Find a guide

> Choose a task, then read the guide you need. Start with running code and add storage, integrations, or billing as needed.

Source: https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/
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New to Nodus? Start with [your first job](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/getting-started/). Otherwise, choose the task you have now.

Not sure which feature fits? [Compare Jobs, Workspaces, Sandboxes and Functions](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/choose-compute/).

## Run code

|Task|Guide|
|-|-|
|Run a command to completion|[Jobs](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/jobs/)|
|Work in SSH, VS Code, or Jupyter|[Workspaces](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/workspaces/)|
|Run code in an isolated container|[Sandboxes](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/sandboxes/)|
|Call Python remotely or in parallel|[Functions](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/functions/)|
|Chain jobs together|[Pipelines](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/pipelines/)|
|Try multiple parameter combinations|[Sweeps](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/sweeps/)|
|Choose resources and check availability|[Compute selection](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/gpus/)|

## Models and agents

|Task|Guide|
|-|-|
|Call a hosted model|[Inference](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/inference/)|
|Run agents with tools and saved progress|[Agents](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/agents/)|
|Fine-tune or train a model|[Training (Beta)](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/training/)|
|Train across machines|[Multi-node training (Beta)](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/multi-node/)|
|Define training and evaluation tasks|[Environments](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/environments/)|

## Files and state

|Task|Guide|
|-|-|
|Package code and dependencies|[Images](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/images/)|
|Keep files between runs|[Volumes](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/volumes/)|
|Pass credentials to your code|[Secrets](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/secrets/)|
|Download results|[Outputs](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/outputs/)|
|Save and load progress after an interruption|[Checkpoints](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/checkpoints/)|
|Connect external data and services|[Connections](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/connections/)|

## Tools and integrations

* [Python SDK](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/python/): write and manage runs from Python.
* [MCP](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/mcp/): connect your coding agent to Nodus.
* [Console](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/console/) and [Ask Nodus](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/assistant/): manage work in the browser.
* [Logs and metrics](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/logs/): follow progress and diagnose a run.
* [Webhooks](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/webhooks/) and [notifications](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/notifications/): react to changes.

## Account, costs, and your own compute

* [Account setup](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/access/sign-up-and-orgs/), [projects](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/access/projects/), and [members and roles](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/access/members-and-roles/): organize your team.
* [API keys](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/access/api-keys-and-scopes/): give applications access.
* [Billing](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/billing/), [usage and costs](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/billing/usage-and-costs/), and [budgets](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/billing/budgets/): fund work and control spending.
* [Pools](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/pools/) and [cloud accounts](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/pools/cloud-accounts/): use your own compute.

## Coming from another tool?

Start with [Nodus for Modal users](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/getting-started/modal-users/), [for kubectl users](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/getting-started/kubectl-users/), or [migrating from Nodus 0.x](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/guides/migrate-from-0x/).