From 44b0fd8805753cddd2485dd08fd20e3bf95a95f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ivan Yatskevich <ivan@yatskevich.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:36:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs/quickstart: describe steps to run VM on VM Cloud (#6877)

### Describe Your Changes

Describe steps to run VictoriaMetrics Single node or Cluster on
VictoriaMetrics Cloud
### Checklist

The following checks are **mandatory**:

- [x] My change adheres [VictoriaMetrics contributing
guidelines](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/contributing/).

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Signed-off-by: hagen1778 <roman@victoriametrics.com>
Co-authored-by: hagen1778 <roman@victoriametrics.com>
(cherry picked from commit f6278d99dd1a6675a980d8d84d8b3f646397b0b2)
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 docs/Quick-Start.md | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Quick-Start.md b/docs/Quick-Start.md
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--- a/docs/Quick-Start.md
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@@ -11,16 +11,18 @@ aliases:
 ---
 ## How to install
 
-VictoriaMetrics is distributed in two forms:
+VictoriaMetrics is distributed in the following forms:
+
 * [Single-server-VictoriaMetrics](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/single-server-victoriametrics/) - all-in-one
   binary, which is very easy to use and maintain.
   Single-server-VictoriaMetrics perfectly scales vertically and easily handles millions of metrics/s;
 * [VictoriaMetrics Cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/cluster-victoriametrics/) - set of components
   for building horizontally scalable clusters.
+* [VictoriaMetrics Cloud](https://cloud.victoriametrics.com/signUp?utm_source=website&utm_campaign=docs_vm_quickstart_guide) - allows 
+  users to run VictoriaMetrics, hosted on AWS, without the need to perform typical DevOps tasks such as proper configuration, monitoring, logs collection, access protection, software updates, backups, etc. 
 
-Single-server-VictoriaMetrics VictoriaMetrics is available as:
+VictoriaMetrics is available as:
 
-* [VictoriaMetrics Cloud](https://cloud.victoriametrics.com/signUp?utm_source=website&utm_campaign=docs_vm_quickstart) – the most cost-efficient hosted monitoring platform, operated by VictoriaMetrics core team.
 * [Docker images](https://hub.docker.com/r/victoriametrics/victoria-metrics/)
 * [Helm Charts](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts#list-of-charts)
 * [Binary releases](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest)
@@ -37,6 +39,12 @@ and [Grafana setup](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/single-server-victoriametri
 
 VictoriaMetrics is developed at a fast pace, so it is recommended periodically checking the [CHANGELOG](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/changelog/) and performing [regular upgrades](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-upgrade-victoriametrics).
 
+### Starting VictoriaMetrics Single Node or Cluster on VictoriaMetrics Cloud {anchor="starting-vm-on-cloud"}
+
+The following steps will guide you through starting VictoriaMetrics on VictoriaMetrics Cloud:
+1. Go to [VictoriaMetrics Cloud](https://cloud.victoriametrics.com/signUp?utm_source=website&utm_campaign=docs_vm_quickstart_guide) and sign up (it's free).
+1. After signing up, you will be immediately granted $200 of trial credits you can spend on running Single node or Cluster.
+1. Navigate to the VictoriaMetrics Cloud [quick start](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics-cloud/quickstart/#creating-deployments) guide for detailed instructions.
 
 ### Starting VictoriaMetrics Single Node via Docker {anchor="starting-vm-single-via-docker"}