From 07b1245bcf8e26f5dce6f48537e2c3ac38c85a07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brandon Hopkins <76761586+TechHutTV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 06:12:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add NetBird Cloud links (#903)

---
 src/pages/get-started/index.mdx                |  4 ++++
 src/pages/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart.mdx | 10 +++++++---
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/get-started/index.mdx b/src/pages/get-started/index.mdx
index 7f791378..7b3f062a 100644
--- a/src/pages/get-started/index.mdx
+++ b/src/pages/get-started/index.mdx
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import {Note} from "@/components/mdx";
 Welcome to NetBird! This guide will walk you through our new onboarding process to create your account, connect your first devices,
 and build a secure peer-to-peer overlay network in less than ten minutes.
 
+<Note>
+    This guide covers NetBird Cloud, the managed version of NetBird. If you prefer to run NetBird on your own infrastructure, follow the [Self-Hosting Quickstart](/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart) instead.
+</Note>
+
 <YouTube videoId="dr0u-u9uD84" />
 
 ## Create Your Account
diff --git a/src/pages/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart.mdx b/src/pages/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart.mdx
index bd6f73ba..5d50dfe4 100644
--- a/src/pages/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart.mdx
+++ b/src/pages/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart.mdx
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import {Tiles} from "@/components/Tiles"
+import {Button} from "@/components/Button"
 
 # Self-Hosting Quickstart Guide (5 min)
 
 NetBird is open source and can be self-hosted on your servers. If you would like to learn more about the architecture please refer to the [Architecture section](/about-netbird/how-netbird-works).
 
-<Note>
-This is the quickest way to try self-hosted NetBird. It should take around 5 minutes to get started if you already have a public domain and a VM.
-</Note>
+Prefer not to manage the infrastructure yourself? **[NetBird Cloud](/get-started)** is the managed version of NetBird, no servers or domain required.
+
+<div className="not-prose mb-12 mt-6 flex justify-end gap-3">
+  <Button href="/about-netbird/self-hosted-vs-cloud" variant="outline-arrow" arrow="right" children="Cloud vs Self-Hosted" />
+  <Button href="https://app.netbird.io" arrow="right" children="Try NetBird Cloud" />
+</div>
 
 ## Infrastructure requirements
 - A Linux VM with at least **1CPU** and **2GB** of memory.