Satellite

A Satellite is an externally hosted compute node that you connect to LUML using a pairing key. Once paired, it becomes the execution engine for an Orbit: the place where models and other workloads actually run, while configuration, artifacts, and coordination remain in the platform.

Once a Satellite connects, it registers its capabilities with the platform, letting LUML know what types of tasks it can execute.

Execution itself happens through a task queue. The platform places work items into the queue, and the Satellite periodically polls for new tasks, pulls them down, and runs them in its own environment. This pull-based model keeps the Satellite fully under your control (in your own infrastructure, network, and security perimeter), while still allowing LUML to orchestrate and monitor what it does.

In practice, a Satellite turns stored models and configuration into running services, without requiring the platform to host or directly access your compute environment.

For step-by-step instructions on connecting a Satellite, see the Satellite Connection Guide.