Cloud
Cloud
RocketRide Cloud is a managed engine: the same runtime you can self-host, operated for you. Instead of running the engine yourself, you point a client at the Cloud endpoint and start building pipelines, no infrastructure to provision.
Connecting
Set two values and any SDK or the CLI connects:
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
ROCKETRIDE_URI | https://api.rocketride.ai |
ROCKETRIDE_AUTH | Your API token (ROCKETRIDE_APIKEY also works). |
ROCKETRIDE_URI=https://api.rocketride.ai
ROCKETRIDE_AUTH=your-api-token
Always use
https://orwss://for Cloud. Anhttp://,ws://, or barehost:portURI silently downgrades to an unencrypted connection. The secure scheme upgrades towss://under the hood, see the WebSocket protocol.
Cloud vs. self-hosting
| Cloud | Self-hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Managed for you | You run it (Docker / on-prem) |
| Endpoint | https://api.rocketride.ai | ws://localhost:5565 (or your host) |
| Auth | API token required | Optional locally |
| Best for | Getting started, hosted workloads | Private data, full control, air-gapped |
The pipeline JSON is identical either way: the same .pipe file runs unchanged
against Cloud or your own engine.
Related
- Quickstart: run your first pipeline.
- Self-hosting: run the engine yourself.
- TypeScript SDK · Python SDK · CLI: clients that connect to Cloud.