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name: inference-project
title: Creating projects for Red Hat AI Inference
description: Complete the following steps to create an Red Hat AI Inference project.
last-updated: 2026-07-31
---

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# Creating projects for Red Hat AI Inference
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Complete the following steps to create an Red Hat AI Inference project.
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## Creating projects in the console for Red Hat AI Inference
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1. Navigate to [Red Hat AI Inference in the console](https://cloud.ibm.com/inference/overview)

1. Review the pricing plan.

1. In the **Configure resource** section, enter the following details.

    Service name
    :   Give your Red Hat AI Inference project a name.

    Select a resource group
    :   Select the resource group where you want to create your project.

    Tags and Access management tags
    :   Enter any tags or access management tags that you want to use. Tags can help you organize your resources.

1. Accept the license agreement and click **Create**.

After your project is created, the project details page is shown.



## Creating projects from the CLI for Red Hat AI Inference
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To log in:
1. Log in to your IBM Cloud account from the CLI.

    ```sh
    ibmcloud login -a https://cloud.ibm.com --sso -r us-east
    ```
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1. If you plan to allow Red Hat AI Inference to create IBM Cloud® Object Storage Instance resources for you, target a resource group.
    ```sh
    ibmcloud target -g RESOURCE_GROUP
    ```
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    Example:
    ```sh
    ibmcloud target -g Default
    ```
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To create a project, run the following command.

```sh
ibmcloud resource service-instance-create <project_name> instructlab instructlab-pricing-plan us-east
```
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## What's next?
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After creating your project, you can run inference with models or proceed with model alignment. Either way, you can [assign users in your account access to your project](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/inference?topic=inference-project&format=markdown) so they can collaborate on the project as well.

For more information about running inference, see [inference a model](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/inference?topic=inference-inference&format=markdown).

[Deprecated]{: tag-deprecated} If you're interested in model alignment, make sure to [create an Object Storage instance](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/inference?topic=inference-storage&interface=ui&format=markdown). Then, you can [learn how taxonomies are structured](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/inference?topic=inference-taxonomy-overview&format=markdown), and, when you're ready, you can [prepare your taxonomy and upload it to Object Storage](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/inference?topic=inference-taxonomy-prep&format=markdown).