Onboarding SCS Hardware Landscape

community/cloud-resources/cloud-resources.md

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 ## How to request cloud resources
 
-To request access to an existing project, please contact the responsible community member. To apply for a new project, please create a pull request against this document (leave `Unique Identifier` blank) and assign it to the particular CSP team (e.g. @SovereignCloudStack/plusserver, @SovereignCloudStack/wavecon, ...)
+To request access to an existing project, please contact the responsible community member as described below.
 
-## plusserver (SCS2)
+## SCS Hardware Landscape
+
+For access to the SCS Hardware Landscape, please send an email to the [SCS Project Board](https://docs.scs.community/community/governance/project-board) at [project-board@lists.scs.community](mailto:project-board@lists.scs.community).
+Please note that the email address you provide will also be used for your login details and further communication.
+The email should contain the following information:
+
+- Short summary of the intended usage of the SCS Hardware Landscape
+- link to PR for [SSH access](#ssh-access)
+  - OPTIONAL: if needed, information about the SSH key to be used
+- link to PR for [VPN access](#vpn-access)
+
+The SCS Project Board will assess the request based on the intended usage and will then take care of the request in a timely manor.
+
+### SSH Access
+
+To request SSH access, [create a PR by following the steps 1 and 2](https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/hardware-landscape/blob/main/documentation/System_Runbooks.md#manage-ssh-access-and-adminstrative-permissions).
+Assign the PR to the members of the SCS Project Board.
+Please note to specify your GitHub handle and that your GitHub SSH key (`https://github.com/<GITHUB_HANDLE>.keys`) will be used by default unless otherwise specified in your initial email request.
+Once the PR has been accepted, [configure your SSH access](https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/hardware-landscape/blob/main/documentation/System_Usage.md#configure-ssh-access).
+
+### VPN Access
+
+To request VPN access, [create a PR by following the steps 1 to 3](https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/hardware-landscape/blob/main/documentation/System_Usage.md#configure-vpn-access).
+Assign the PR to the members of the SCS Project Board.
+Once the PR has been accepted, [configure your VPN access by following the steps 5 to 7](https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/hardware-landscape/blob/main/documentation/System_Usage.md#configure-vpn-access).
+
+### SCS Hardware Landscape Usage
+
+More information on how to use the Hardware Landscape can be found [here](hardware-landscape.md).
+
+## SCS2 @ plusserver
 
 SCS2 is the successor to gx-scs (or SCS1), which no longer exists.
 
+To apply for a new project, please create a pull request against this document (leave `Unique Identifier` blank) and assign it to the CSP team @SovereignCloudStack/plusserver.
+
 ### SCS2 Usage
 
-A brief guide on how to use the resources provided by plusserver GmbH can be found [here](plusserver-gx-scs.md)
+A brief guide on how to use the resources provided by plusserver GmbH can be found [here](plusserver-gx-scs.md).
 
 ### SCS2 Users
 
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 ## Wavecon
 
+To apply for a new project, please create a pull request against this document (leave `Unique Identifier` blank) and assign it to the CSP team @SovereignCloudStack/wavecon.
+
+### Wavestack Usage
+
+A brief guide on how to use the resources provided by Wavecon GmbH can be found [here](wavestack.md).
+
 ### Wavestack Service Users
 
 |        Unique Identifier         | Service User Name | Full Access on | Community Contact | Description                                   | Needed until |

community/cloud-resources/hardware-landscape.md

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+---
+title: Getting Started with SCS Hardware Landscape
+version: 2025-12-19
+author: Marvin Frommhold
+---
+
+## Getting Started with the SCS Hardware Landscape
+
+The SCS Hardware Landscape is a publicly accessible training and demonstration environment of the SCS reference implementation on hardware operated by the Forum SCS-Standards.
+Interested parties, for example customers who want to test their software for SCS compatibility, can get access to it.
+It is currently running at a colocation of ScaleUp Technologies.
+
+### URLs for accessing the SCS Hardware Landscape
+
+To access the SCS Hardware Landscape refer to the [list of environment links](https://github.com/sovereignCloudStack/hardware-landscape?tab=readme-ov-file#environment-links) in the SCS Hardware Landscape repository.
+
+### Authentication (UI)
+
+For the login you will need your email address you provided to the Project Board and your password.
+
+### Documentation of the SCS Hardware Landscape
+
+A brief documentation of the SCS Hardware Landscape can be found on the ["Hardware-Landscape turnkey solution page"](https://docs.scs.community/docs/turnkey-solution/hardware-landscape) and in the [SCS Hardware Landscape repository](https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/hardware-landscape).

community/cloud-resources/plusserver-gx-scs.md

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 ---
-title: Getting Started Gaia-X Demonstrator @ plusserver
+title: Getting Started with SCS2 @ plusserver
 version: 2022-12-22
 author: Ralf Heiringhoff, Mathias Fechner
 ---

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