> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.flex.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart: FlexAI Inference Endpoints

> Step-by-step guide to deploying inference endpoints on FlexAI

In this guide, we will walk you through the steps required to deploy a FlexAI Inference Endpoint, how to query it, and how to manage it.

## Prerequisites

* A FlexAI account. If you don't have one, you can [sign up for free](https://auth.flex.ai/registration?r=d).
* We will be exploring how to leverage the Hugging Face Model Hub to source models, and depending on the model, a Hugging Face Access Token may be required. You can create an access token by following the instructions in the [Hugging Face documentation](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/security-tokens).

<Tip>
  If you don't yet have a Hugging Face Account, your can create one for free [by signing up here](https://huggingface.co/join)!
</Tip>

## Content

1. Deploying a FlexAI Inference Endpoint from a model hosted in the Hugging Face Hub.
   * **Creating a FlexAI Secret**: to securely store your Hugging Face Access Token.

2. Deploying a FlexAI Inference Endpoint from a model fine-tuned with FlexAI.
   * **Pushing a checkpoint** to the FlexAI Checkpoint Manager to create an Inference Endpoint from a custom model.

3. Querying a FlexAI Inference Endpoint.
   * **Making an HTTP request**: to the Inference Endpoint with common tools and libraries.