info_tfgrid/collections/dashboard/solutions/tfrobot.md

<h1> TFRobot </h1>

<h2>Table of Contents</h2>

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Features](#features)
- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Deployment](#deployment)
- [Deployed Instances Table](#deployed-instances-table)

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## Introduction

[TFRobot](https://github.com/threefoldtech/tfgrid-sdk-go/blob/development/tfrobot/README.md) is tool designed to automate mass deployment of groups of VMs on the ThreeFold Grid, with support of multiple retries for failed deployments.

## Features

- **Mass Deployment:** Deploy groups of VMs on the grid simultaneously.
- **Mass Cancellation:** Cancel simultaneously all VMs on the grid defined in the configuration file.
- **Load Deployments:** Load simultaneously groups of VMs deployed with TFRobot.
- **Customizable Configurations:** Define node groups, VMs groups and other configurations through YAML or JSON files.

## Prerequisites

- Make sure you have a [wallet](wallet_connector.md)
- From the sidebar click on **Applications**
- Click on **TFRobot**

## Deployment

![ ](./img/solutions_tfrobot.png)

- Enter an Application Name.

- Select a capacity package:
    - **Small**: {cpu: 1, memory: 2, diskSize: 25 }
    - **Medium**: {cpu: 2, memory: 4, diskSize: 50 }
    - **Large**: {cpu: 4, memory: 16, diskSize: 100 }
    - Or choose a **Custom** plan
- Choose the network
  - `Public IPv4` flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv4
  - `Public IPv6` flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv6
  - `Planetary Network` flag gives the virtual machine an Yggdrasil address
  - `Mycelium` flag gives the virtual machine a Mycelium address
  - `Wireguard Access` to add a WireGuard acces to the Virtual Machine
- `Dedicated` flag to retrieve only dedicated nodes 
- `Certified` flag to retrieve only certified nodes 
- Choose the location of the node
   - `Region`
   - `Country`
   - `Farm Name`
- Click on `Load Nodes`
- Select the node you want to deploy on
- Click `Deploy`

## Deployed Instances Table

At all time, you can see a list of all of your deployed instances:

![ ](./img/tfrobot1.png)