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IntroductionCustom container images Defining ImagesPrivate registriesFast pull from registryGPUs and other resources GPU accelerationUsing CUDA on ModalReserving CPU and memoryScaling out Scaling outDicts and queuesJob processingConcurrent inputs on a single container (beta)Dynamic batching (beta)Scheduling and cron jobsDeployment Apps, Stubs, and entrypointsManaging deploymentsInvoking deployed functionsContinuous deploymentSecrets and environment variables SecretsEnvironment variablesWeb endpoints Web endpointsStreaming endpointsWeb endpoint URLsRequest timeoutsWebhook tokens (beta)Networking Tunnels (beta)Proxies (beta)Data sharing and storage Passing local dataVolumesMounting local files and directoriesStoring model weightsDataset ingestionCloud bucket mountsNetwork file systems (superseded)Sandboxes SandboxesRunning commandsNetworking and securityFile accessSnapshotsPerformance Cold start performanceMemory Snapshot (beta)Geographic latencyReliability and robustness Failures and retriesPreemptionTimeoutsTroubleshootingSecurity and privacyIntegrations Using OIDC to authenticate with external servicesConnecting Modal to your Vercel accountConnecting Modal to your Datadog accountConnecting Modal to your OpenTelemetry providerOkta SSOSlack notifications (beta)Other topics File and project structureDeveloping and debuggingModal user account setupWorkspacesEnvironmentsJupyter notebooksAsynchronous API usageGlobal variablesRegion selectionContainer lifecycle hooksParameterized functionsS3 Gateway endpoints

Modal user account setup

To run and deploy applications on Modal you’ll need to sign up and create a user account.

You can visit the signup page to begin the process or execute modal setup on the command line.

Users can also be provisioned through Okta SSO, which is an enterprise feature that you can request. For the typical user you’ll sign-up using an existing GitHub account. If you’re interested in authenticating with other identity providers let us know at support@modal.com.

What GitHub permissions does signing up require?

  • user:email — gives us the emails associated with the GitHub account.
  • read:org (invites only) — needed for Modal workspace invites. Note: this only allows us to see what organization memberships you have (GitHub docs). We won’t be able to access any code repositories or other details.

How can I change my email?

You can change your email on the settings page.