# CloudBolt Documentation

> Guides, references, and release notes for CloudBolt's Cloud Management Platform (CMP), CloudBolt Platform, and StormForge, plus the legacy products OneFuse and Cost and Security Management Platform (CSMP)

Each product section below lists its top two levels of pages and links to the product's full page index. Page links go to a Markdown copy of the page. The HTML page is at the same URL without `index.md`.

## Cloud Management Platform

Self-service provisioning, orchestration, and governance for hybrid cloud infrastructure

- [Full Cloud Management Platform page index](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/llms.txt): Every Cloud Management Platform page, nested by section, with its description

- [About](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/about/index.md): Cloud Management Platform (CMP) helps you manage hybrid, multi-cloud environments while empowering developers with self-service IT
  - [Key concepts](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/about/key-concepts/index.md): The core concepts behind Cloud Management Platform (CMP), and the external systems it integrates with
  - [Use case](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/about/use-case/index.md): See how a fictional company uses Cloud Management Platform (CMP) to model its teams and manage their infrastructure
  - [Releases](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/about/releases/index.md): Download the latest Cloud Management Platform build from the CloudBolt Support Portal
- [Get started](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/get-started/index.md): Install Cloud Management Platform (CMP), connect your infrastructure, and provision your first resources
  - [Install](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/get-started/install/index.md): Deploy Cloud Management Platform (CMP) as a virtual appliance, on an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 or Oracle Linux (OL) 8 server, or in AWS
  - [Complete initial setup](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/get-started/complete-initial-setup/index.md): Take a new Cloud Management Platform (CMP) appliance from installation to provisioning resources in minutes
  - [Dashboard](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/get-started/dashboard/index.md): The home page for Cloud Management Platform (CMP)
  - [Explore features](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/get-started/explore-features/index.md): Once Cloud Management Platform (CMP) is installed and configured, explore these features to get more from your instance
- [Using the platform](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/use/index.md): Order and manage blueprints, servers, and resources, and automate Cloud Management Platform (CMP) with orchestration
  - [Catalog](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/use/catalog/index.md): Use the Catalog to create, organize, and order blueprints in Cloud Management Platform (CMP) for controlled and repeatable deployments by end users
  - [Blueprints](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/use/blueprints/index.md): A blueprint defines how a resource is provisioned, managed, and torn down
  - [Servers](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/use/servers/index.md): The Servers page in Cloud Management Platform (CMP) lists the servers you have access to and is the starting point for provisioning and managing them
  - [Resources](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/use/resources/index.md): A resource is a deployed item that Cloud Management Platform (CMP) manages, from a set of servers to a storage bucket
  - [Orchestration](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/use/orchestration/index.md): Extend and customize Cloud Management Platform (CMP) by running your own code at defined points in its processes
  - [Reports](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/use/reports/index.md): Reports turn Cloud Management Platform (CMP) data into tables and charts you can filter, sort, and export
- [Configure the platform](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/index.md): Set up infrastructure, order forms, access, integrations, and administration for Cloud Management Platform (CMP)
  - [Infrastructure](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/index.md): Connect Cloud Management Platform (CMP) to your cloud and on-premises infrastructure with resource handlers, environments, networks, and OS builds
  - [Order forms and pricing](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/order-forms-and-pricing/index.md): Control what users can order and what it costs with parameters, custom forms, and rates
  - [Access and security](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/access-and-security/index.md): Manage users, groups, roles, and permissions, and secure Cloud Management Platform (CMP) with SSO, certificates, and password vaults
  - [Integrations](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/integrations/index.md): Connect Cloud Management Platform (CMP) to configuration managers, backup tools, source code repositories, and IT service management systems
  - [Administration](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/administration/index.md): Maintain, upgrade, and configure your Cloud Management Platform (CMP) instance
- [System architecture](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/system-architecture/index.md): Learn how the Cloud Management Platform (CMP) appliance is built, and how it can be deployed as a single node or as a distributed, highly available system
  - [Appliance security](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/system-architecture/appliance-security/index.md): Follow your organization's information security best practices when protecting Cloud Management Platform (CMP)
  - [Hardware guidelines](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/system-architecture/hardware-guidelines/index.md): Size your Cloud Management Platform (CMP) deployment based on the workloads you expect it to manage
  - [Network connectivity](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/system-architecture/network-connectivity/index.md): Ports and services used by the Cloud Management Platform (CMP) appliance
  - [Use SSL with an external PostgreSQL database](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/system-architecture/ssl-external-postgresql/index.md): Encrypt the connection between Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and an external PostgreSQL database
- [Developer resources](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/developer-resources/index.md): Cloud Management Platform (CMP) can be automated through its REST API, extended with your own code, and driven by an AI agent
  - [REST API](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/developer-resources/rest-api/index.md): Drive Cloud Management Platform (CMP) programmatically: provision and manage servers, create environments, groups, and resource handlers, update roles, and more
  - [Developer guide](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/developer-resources/guide/index.md): Extend Cloud Management Platform (CMP) with your own code when configuration alone cannot meet a requirement
  - [MCP](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/developer-resources/mcp/index.md): Connect AI agents to Cloud Management Platform (CMP) using the Model Context Protocol
  - [CloudBolt Content Navigator](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/developer-resources/cloudbolt-content-navigator/index.md): A Visual Studio Code extension for browsing and syncing CloudBolt content by human-readable name instead of Global ID
  - [Terraform Provider for CloudBolt](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/developer-resources/terraform-provider/index.md): The CloudBolt Terraform provider lets a Terraform configuration order blueprints in Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and look up the CMP objects an order refers to, such as a group, environment, or OS build
  - [UI extensions](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/developer-resources/ui-extensions/index.md): Use UI extensions to add pages, tabs, dashboard cards, and reports to Cloud Management Platform (CMP), written in Python and Django
- [Support](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/support/index.md): Get help with Cloud Management Platform
  - [Help us help you](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/support/help-us-help-you/index.md): The more detail you give us when you open a ticket, the faster we can reproduce and resolve your issue
  - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/support/troubleshooting/index.md): Common troubleshooting guidance for Cloud Management Platform (CMP)

## CloudBolt Platform

Connect your clouds, analyze spend, and manage cost governance with the CloudBolt Platform

- [Full CloudBolt Platform page index](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/llms.txt): Every CloudBolt Platform page, nested by section, with its description

- [Getting started](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/getting-started/index.md): Prepare your cloud accounts for onboarding, add users, and connect your clouds to begin using the CloudBolt Platform
  - [Configure cloud accounts for onboarding](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/getting-started/configure-cloud-accounts/index.md): Configure your cloud accounts in preparation for CloudBolt Platform onboarding
  - [Manage organizations, users, and roles](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/getting-started/manage-organizations-users-roles/index.md): Set up who can access the CloudBolt Platform and what they can see and do
  - [Connect cloud accounts](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/getting-started/connect-cloud-accounts/index.md): Connect your cloud accounts to the CloudBolt Platform
  - [Set up Kubernetes cost allocation](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/getting-started/kubernetes-cost-allocation/index.md): Connect your cloud billing data and enable cost metrics on your clusters so Kubernetes spend is attributed to namespaces and workloads
- [Navigating the platform](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/index.md): An overview of each area of the platform, in sidebar order
  - [Dashboard](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/dashboard/index.md): Learn about the features of the Dashboard
  - [Cost Explorer](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/cost-explorer/index.md): Cost Explorer provides an interactive tool for analyzing cloud provider costs and identifying trends at a glance
  - [Budgets](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/budgets/index.md): Set spending targets and track budget-versus-actual performance across your organizations
  - [AI Spend](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/ai-spend/index.md): Track the cost and consumption of AI and LLM workloads across your connected cloud accounts
  - [Resource Inventory](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/resource-inventory/index.md): Browse, search, and filter your infrastructure from a single view
  - [Tag Analysis](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/tag-analysis/index.md): Cost-weighted visibility into your cloud resource tagging coverage and compliance
  - [Commitments](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/commitments/index.md): Gain full visibility into your Reserved Instances (RIs) and Savings Plans (SPs) across your AWS and Azure accounts
  - [Recommendations](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/recommendations/index.md): Actionable opportunities to reduce your cloud spend
  - [Security](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/security/index.md): Review security findings, track compliance, and suppress accepted risks across your connected clouds
  - [Kubernetes Report](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/kubernetes-report/index.md): Analyze Kubernetes spending from cluster totals down to individual workloads
  - [Saved Reports](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/saved-reports/index.md): Organize, share, schedule, and export your saved reports
  - [Anomalies](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/anomalies/index.md): Monitor and investigate unusual cloud spending behavior
  - [Switch Organization](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/switch-organization/index.md): Change your active organization to view a different part of your business
  - [Settings](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/settings/index.md): Access CloudBolt Platform configuration options
  - [Account](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/account/index.md): Switch customers, adjust your display preferences, and sign out from the account menu
- [How-to guides](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/how-to-guides/index.md): Step-by-step guides to help you complete tasks and workflows in the CloudBolt Platform
  - [Manage connections](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/how-to-guides/manage-connections/index.md): View, test, re-sync, edit, and disconnect CloudBolt Platform cloud provider connections
  - [Export reports and data](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/how-to-guides/export-reports-and-data/index.md): Get reports and data out of the CloudBolt Platform as documents, spreadsheets, or raw data
- [Reference](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/reference/index.md): CloudBolt Platform reference material
  - [AWS account configuration](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/reference/aws-account-config/index.md): AWS account configuration reference material
  - [Data retention policy](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/reference/data-retention-policy/index.md): Learn about CloudBolt's data retention policy
- [What's new](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/whats-new/index.md): CloudBolt Platform updates

## OneFuse

Codeless automation and integration for private and hybrid cloud

- [Full OneFuse page index](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/llms.txt): Every OneFuse page, nested by section, with its description

- [Concepts](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/index.md): Core concepts that underpin how OneFuse works, including modules, policies, jobs, and workspaces
  - [Job](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/job/index.md): A job is a unit of work created when a OneFuse Policy is executed
  - [Module](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/module/index.md): A module is an integration service that automates and connects hybrid cloud infrastructure components
  - [Managed object](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/managed-object/index.md): A managed object is a resource created by a module policy and maintained by OneFuse
  - [Policy](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/policy/index.md): A policy is a centralized configuration that governs how a module delivers its integration service
  - [Tracking ID](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/tracking-id/index.md): A tracking ID is a GUID used to group all executions of OneFuse modules
  - [Templating](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/templating/index.md): Templating uses variables and the OneFuse Template Engine to produce dynamic configuration values
  - [Upstream providers](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/upstream-providers/index.md): An upstream provider is an automation or orchestration tool that consumes OneFuse policies
  - [Workspace](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/concepts/workspace/index.md): A workspace is an independent container for users and policies with role-based access control
- [Installation and setup](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/installation/index.md): Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain the OneFuse appliance
  - [Install OneFuse from OVA](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/installation/install-from-ova/index.md): Deploy OneFuse from an OVA file using VMware vSphere or Citrix XenServer
  - [Setup and license OneFuse](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/installation/setup-and-license/index.md): Access the OneFuse web portal, apply your license, and accept the EULA
  - [Extend session timeout](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/installation/extend-session-timeout/index.md): Increase the OneFuse API token expiration beyond the default 5-minute timeout
  - [Upgrade OneFuse](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/installation/upgrade/index.md): Upgrade the OneFuse appliance using CLI or Yum
  - [Reference architecture](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/installation/reference-architecture/index.md): Appliance sizing and architecture guidance for OneFuse
  - [High availability](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/installation/high-availability/index.md): Configure a high-availability OneFuse deployment
  - [Backup and restore](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/installation/backup-and-restore/index.md): Back up and restore the OneFuse appliance and policies
- [Getting started](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/getting-started/index.md): Access the OneFuse UI, manage your license, configure roles, and troubleshoot common issues
  - [OneFuse UI](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/getting-started/ui-overview/index.md): Overview of the OneFuse web user interface, workspace layout, dashboards, and forms
  - [Manage OneFuse license](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/getting-started/manage-license/index.md): Add, update, and remove license keys for OneFuse and CloudBolt CMP
  - [Roles, permissions, and access](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/getting-started/roles-and-permissions/index.md): Overview of OneFuse global and workspace roles and the permissions granted to each
  - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/getting-started/troubleshooting/index.md): View job logs and contact CloudBolt Customer Success for support
- [Configure](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/configure/index.md): Configure OneFuse modules, endpoints, credentials, and policies
  - [Module credentials](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/configure/module-credentials/index.md): Create and manage encrypted, reusable credentials for OneFuse module endpoints
  - [Module endpoints](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/configure/module-endpoints/index.md): Create and manage reusable OneFuse module endpoints, including form fields and proxy support
  - [Connection info](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/configure/connection-info/index.md): Create and manage encrypted, reusable connection information for OneFuse pluggable modules
  - [Modules](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/configure/modules/index.md): Configure OneFuse modules including DNS, IPAM, Naming, Scripting, Active Directory, ServiceNow, and VMware Aria Automation
  - [Pluggable modules](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/configure/pluggable-modules/index.md): Configure OneFuse pluggable modules for custom integrations
- [Consume](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/consume/index.md): Integrate OneFuse with upstream providers including CloudBolt CMP, Terraform, Python, Ansible, and VMware Aria Automation
  - [What is an upstream provider?](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/consume/what-is-upstream-provider/index.md): Learn about supported upstream providers for OneFuse
  - [Brownfield ingest](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/consume/brownfield-ingest/index.md): Create and delete OneFuse Managed Objects via API for brownfield implementations
  - [HashiCorp Terraform](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/consume/hashicorp-terraform/index.md): Consume OneFuse with HashiCorp Terraform using the OneFuse Terraform provider
  - [OneFuse XUI for CloudBolt CMP](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/consume/onefuse-xui/index.md): Consume OneFuse with CloudBolt CMP using the OneFuse XUI
  - [Python module](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/consume/python-module/index.md): Consume OneFuse with Python using the OneFuse Python module
  - [Red Hat Ansible](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/consume/red-hat-ansible/index.md): Consume OneFuse with Red Hat Ansible using the OneFuse Ansible module
  - [VMware Aria Automation](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/consume/vmware-aria-automation/index.md): Consume OneFuse with VMware Aria Automation and vRealize Automation using vRealize Orchestrator packages
- [Templating guide](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/templating/index.md): Reference guide for OneFuse Jinja2 templating, including expressions, filters, tests, control structures, and Property Toolkit features
  - [Best practices](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/templating/best-practices/index.md): Best practices for OneFuse templating
  - [Property Sets](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/templating/property-sets/index.md): OneFuse Property Sets overview
  - [Quick reference](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/templating/quick-reference/index.md): Quick reference examples for common OneFuse templating patterns
  - [Expressions](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/templating/expressions/index.md): Reference for OneFuse Jinja2 expressions including literals, math, comparisons, logic, and operators
  - [Control structures](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/templating/control-structures/index.md): Reference for OneFuse Jinja2 control structures including for loops, if statements, and variable assignment
  - [Tests](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/templating/tests/index.md): Reference for OneFuse Jinja2 tests used to evaluate variables and expressions
  - [Filters](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/templating/filters/index.md): Reference for OneFuse Jinja2 filters used to transform and format variable values
- [Versions](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/versions/index.md): Product support lifecycle and compatibility information
  - [Product support lifecycle](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/versions/support-lifecycle/index.md): Guidelines to help you strategically plan upgrades
  - [Product matrix compatibility](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/versions/compatibility/index.md): Module release versions and supported vendor versions for OneFuse
- [Release notes](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/onefuse/release-notes/index.md): What's new in each OneFuse release

## Other resources

- [Cost and Security Management Platform (CSMP) documentation (PDF)](https://docs.cloudbolt.io/pdf/csmp/csmp-docs.pdf): Cloud cost and security optimization, legacy product
- [StormForge documentation](https://docs.stormforge.io/): Kubernetes rightsizing and reliability
- [CloudBolt Support](https://support.cloudbolt.io/): Open a support ticket or search the knowledge base