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This section offers a series of tutorials to help you quickly get started with MAAS (Metal as a Service). These guides provide minimal instruction to let you learn by doing, focusing on practical tasks that build your understanding of the system.
MAAS in thirty minutes
Take a guided tour of MAAS, without the hassle of individual steps. This tutorial helps you get a minimal MAAS up and running in just a few minutes, helping you understand how MAAS works and what it does – without all the details.
Bootstrap MAAS
Dive into the manual steps of setting up your MAAS environment. This tutorial walks you through the individual steps required to get MAAS up and running, giving you hands-on experience with installation and basic configuration.
Try the MAAS CLI
Develop scalable control over your MAAS environment by exploring the command-line interface. This tutorial introduces you to essential CLI commands and workflows, helping you manage machines and configurations more efficiently.
Create a custom image
Get a feel for deploying tailored systems by building and using custom images. This tutorial covers the process of creating images suited to your specific requirements, ensuring your infrastructure is perfectly aligned with your operational needs.
Get fancy CLI output
Discover how MAAS integrates with other command-line tools to produce informative and visually appealing output. This tutorial demonstrates techniques for enhancing the readability of CLI results, making it easier to understand and act on MAAS data.