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Set up W&B Launch with ARIA

ARIA can help you configure W&B Launch from the chat. For example, if you ask ARIA:

User prompt

Can you help me set up W&B Launch?

ARIA checks which W&B Launch components are available in your project and guides you through the remaining setup steps.

The following example shows part of an ARIA response to the prompt, “Can you help me set up W&B Launch?”:

ARIA response

## 1. Decide where jobs will actually run

Pick one:

### Option A — Kubernetes / cluster setup
Use this if you want shared GPU/CPU infrastructure and a
persistent Launch agent.

Recommended for “real” team usage.

### Option B — Local Docker setup
Use this if you want jobs to run on your own machine,
e.g. local workstation with Docker and possibly a GPU.

Good for testing Launch quickly.

I’d usually start with **Kubernetes** if
you have cluster access. If not, start with **Local Docker**.

## 2. Create a Launch queue in the W&B UI

Go to the Launch page for the entity: https://wandb.ai/wandb/launch

Then:

1. Click **Create Queue**.
2. Select entity: `wandb`.
3. Give the queue a name.
4. Choose the queue resource type:
   - **Kubernetes** for cluster execution.
   - **Docker** for local execution.
5. Add the queue resource configuration.
6. Click **Create Queue**.

## 3. Kubernetes path: install a Launch agent with Helm

If using Kubernetes, you need:

- A Kubernetes cluster.
- `kubectl` access to the cluster.
- `helm` installed locally.
- A W&B **service account API key**.
- Permission to create/update/delete Kubernetes resources in the target namespace.

Do **not** use your personal API key for the agent if this is a real
setup. Use a W&B service account key.

Launch components

W&B Launch has three core components:

Launch job: A reusable blueprint for configuring and running a task in an ML workflow.

Launch queue: A first-in, first-out queue that submits jobs to a compute target, such as a Kubernetes cluster.

Launch agent: A process that polls a queue and runs jobs on the compute target configured for that queue.

ARIA can manage the W&B-side Launch workflow after a queue and active Launch agent are available. ARIA usually cannot start a durable Launch agent on your local machine, Kubernetes cluster, SageMaker environment, or Vertex AI environment. A user or administrator must provide the compute environment, credentials, and running agent.

The following table summarizes the steps and who usually performs them to enable ARIA to run experiments with W&B Launch.

Step	Usually performed by	Details
Create a Launch queue	ARIA or team admin	ARIA can help create a queue when the required permissions and target backend are clear. Team admin permissions might be required
Choose or provision a compute backend	Team member or infrastructure owner	ARIA needs access to a Docker host, Kubernetes cluster, SageMaker environment, or Vertex AI environment. ARIA cannot provision infrastructure unless it is already accessible through W&B Launch.
Start the Launch agent	Team member or infrastructure owner	The Launch agent must run persistently on your machine or cluster with W&B credentials.
Configure a service account or API key	Team admin	Create and store service account keys securely. For more information, see Manage secrets.
Submit experiments to the queue	ARIA	After a queue has an active agent, ARIA can submit jobs, relaunch runs with config overrides, monitor results, debug failures, and compare metrics.

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