Docs Overview
Welcome to the NetActuate documentation. These docs cover everything you need to deploy, manage, and automate infrastructure on the NetActuate platform.
Documentation Sections
| Section | What's Covered |
|---|---|
| Getting Started | Quick start guide, portal orientation, incident tracking, and support |
| Infrastructure | Virtual Machines, Bare Metal, Colocation, Cloud/VPC, Kubernetes, and Storage |
| Networking | Anycast, BGP, DDoS protection, IP Transit, Domains, Cloud Routing, Firewalls, and Load Balancers |
| Platform | OS Images, Cloud VLANs, Secrets, Tags, Data Centers, Looking Glass, and News |
| Account | Profile, settings, invoices, team members, SSH keys, packages, API access, SAML, and OIDC |
| Automation | Terraform, Ansible, and SDK integration guides |
| Guides | Architecture guides, best practices, and deep-dive technical references |
| API v3 Reference | Full API v3 documentation for automating every operation programmatically |
| API v2 Reference | API v2 documentation |
How to Use These Docs
- New to NetActuate? Start with the Quick Start Guide to secure your account, set up credentials, and deploy your first resource.
- Deploying infrastructure? Go directly to the product section you need — each one has an overview page explaining the product and a How-To Guide walking through setup step by step.
- Managing your account? See the Account section for profile, billing, team management, and API credentials.
- Automating with the API? The portal is a fully-featured API client — everything you can do in the portal is also available via the API, Terraform, Ansible, and other SDKs.
- Need help? Visit the Support page for ticket submission, Slack access, and contact details.
Quick Links
- Quick Start Guide — secure your account, set up credentials, and deploy your first resource
- Customer Portal — log in to deploy and manage resources
- Active Incident Tracker — current incidents and scheduled maintenances
- Status Page — platform status, accessible outside the portal
- Support — ticket submission, support levels, and contact details
- Automation Overview — Terraform, Ansible, and SDK guides
- API v3 Reference — complete API documentation