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Axle Engine Quick Start

Deploy Axle Engine to Azure in 10 minutes.

What is Axle Engine?​

Axle Engine is an enterprise-grade ML API that runs in your Azure environment. All your data stays in your infrastructure.

Perfect for: 500+ vehicle fleets with data sovereignty needs
Deployment: Azure Container Apps (your subscription)
Pricing: $0.15/core-hour or annual BYOL

Deployment Options​

Pay-As-You-Go​

✅ No upfront cost
✅ Auto-scaling
✅ Billed through Azure

Cost: ~$432/month (4 cores, 24/7)

Enterprise BYOL​

✅ Fixed annual pricing ($24k/year for 1,000 vehicles)
✅ Unlimited deployments
✅ Custom models

Azure Marketplace Deployment​

Step 1: Find on Marketplace​

  1. Go to Azure Marketplace
  2. Search: "Vehk Axle Engine"
  3. Click "Get It Now"

Step 2: Configure​

Basics:

  • Resource Group: Create new
  • App Name: your-company-ml
  • Region: East US

Sizing:

  • CPU: 4 cores (recommended)
  • Memory: 8 GB

Estimated Cost: $432/month

Step 3: Deploy​

  1. Review + Create
  2. Wait 3-5 minutes
  3. Get your API URL

Quick Test​

Health Check​

curl https://your-app.azurecontainerapps.io/v1/health

Expected:

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "models_loaded": true
}

First Prediction​

curl -X POST https://your-app.azurecontainerapps.io/v1/predict \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "vehicleId": "TRUCK-001",
    "coolant": 95.5,
    "battery_voltage": 13.8
  }'

Response:

{
  "vehicleId": "TRUCK-001",
  "healthScore": 87.5,
  "maintenanceNeeded": false,
  "processingTimeMs": 42.5
}

What's Included​

  • 18 Pre-trained ML models
  • REST + Streaming APIs
  • Auto-scaling
  • 99.9% uptime SLA

Next Steps​