vastai-install-auth

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Install and configure Vast.ai SDK/CLI authentication. Use when setting up a new Vast.ai integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Vast.ai in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install vastai", "setup vastai", "vastai auth", "configure vastai API key".

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Vast.ai Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Vast.ai SDK/CLI and configure authentication credentials.

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
Package manager (npm, pnpm, or pip)
Vast.ai account with API access
API key from Vast.ai dashboard

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

# Node.js
npm install @vastai/sdk

# Python
pip install vastai

Step 2: Configure Authentication

# Set environment variable
export VASTAI_API_KEY="your-api-key"

# Or create .env file
echo 'VASTAI_API_KEY=your-api-key' >> .env

Step 3: Verify Connection

// Test connection code here

Output

Installed SDK package in node_modules or site-packages
Environment variable or .env file with API key
Successful connection verification output

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Invalid API Key	Incorrect or expired key	Verify key in Vast.ai dashboard
Rate Limited	Exceeded quota	Check quota at https://docs.vastai.com
Network Error	Firewall blocking	Ensure outbound HTTPS allowed
Module Not Found	Installation failed	Run `npm install` or `pip install` again

Examples

TypeScript Setup

import { Vast.aiClient } from '@vastai/sdk';

const client = new Vast.aiClient({
  apiKey: process.env.VASTAI_API_KEY,
});

Python Setup

from vastai import Vast.aiClient

client = Vast.aiClient(
    api_key=os.environ.get('VASTAI_API_KEY')
)

Resources

Next Steps

After successful auth, proceed to vastai-hello-world for your first API call.