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title: "Foundation Models Catalog: Quick Start"
sidebar_label: "Quick Start"
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description: "How to get started with Foundation Models Catalog: create an inference service and connect to it"
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# Foundation Models Catalog: Quick Start

1. [Create an inference service](#create-inference-service).
2. [Send a test request to the model](#send-request).

## 1. Create an inference service \{#create-inference-service}

1. [Select a model](#select-model).
2. [Configure the infrastructure](#configure-infrastructure).
3. [Configure the inference service](#configure-inference-service).
4. [Confirm the configuration](#confirm-configuration).

### 1. Select a model \{#select-model}

1. In the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/ml/default/models-catalog/), from the top menu, click **Products** and select **Foundation Models Catalog**.

2. Select a [location](/infrastructure/locations.mdx). Once the inference service is created, the location cannot be changed.

3. In the model card, click **Create**.

4. Enter the name of the inference service.

5. To filter inference services in the list, add tags. A tag with the model name is added automatically. To add a new tag, in the **Tags** field, enter the tag and press **Enter**.

6. Optional: enter a description for the inference service. For example, specify its purpose.

7. Click **Continue**.

### 2. Configure infrastructure \{#configure-infrastructure}

1. Set the [model parameters](/foundation-models-catalog/create/model-parametrs.mdx).

   1.1. Select the data type for the KV cache.

   1.2. Select the maximum context length.

2. Select an [inference service configuration](/foundation-models-catalog/create/configurations.mdx). When choosing, consider the expected [model performance metrics](/foundation-models-catalog/create/metrics.mdx).

   You cannot change the configuration after the inference service is created.

3. Click **Continue**.

### 3. Configure inference service \{#configure-inference-service}

1. Configure the number of inference instances.

   1.1. To have a fixed number of instances in the service, open the **Fixed** tab and specify the number of instances.

   1.2. Чтобы in сервисе использовалось автомасштабирование, откройте вкладку **С автомасштабированием** and установите минимальное and максимальное количество инстансов. Количество инстансов будет меняться автоматически только in указанном диапазоне in зависимости от нагрузки on inference-сервис.

   Вы можете [изменить количество inference-инстансов](/foundation-models-catalog/manage/resize-inference-service.mdx#change-number-of-inference-instances) после создания inference-сервиса. Подробнее in инструкции [Масштабировать inference-сервис](/foundation-models-catalog/manage/resize-inference-service.mdx)

2. Select the disk type for the inference instance.

3. Select the [inference service connection type](/foundation-models-catalog/create/connection-types.mdx):

   * public — access via a public endpoint from the internet;

   * private — access via a private endpoint only from cloud platform devices created in the inference service subnet.

   You cannot change the connection type after the inference service is created.

4. Click **Continue**.

### 4. Confirm configuration \{#confirm-configuration}

1. Check the final inference service configuration.

2. Check the inference service price.

3. Click **Create Inference Service**. Creating an inference service may take about 15 minutes.

## 2. Send a test request to the model \{#send-request}

The request data structure depends on the model, API type, and request type. Examples of test requests to the model can be copied in the [Control Panel](https://my.selectel.ru/ml/default/inference-services/): in the top menu, click **Products** → **Inference Services** → inference service page → **Quick Start** tab → in the **Test Request** block, click <CopyIcon />.

Подробнее про виды запросов and типы API in инструкции [Режимы взаимодействия with inference-сервисом](/foundation-models-catalog/manage/interaction-modes.mdx)

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