From 448c05cd8a2ea59fec7acc90ed61b9264be79e51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: micheleRP Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 12:15:55 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] DOC-2329: Update Serverless docs for new trial onboarding experience Documents the guided onboarding for Serverless free-trial users: the optional sign-up questionnaire, the welcome experience on the cluster Overview page, and the Get started drawer with Connect pipeline and rpk on-ramps. Aligns Get started terminology with the UI and adds a July 2026 What's New entry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- modules/get-started/pages/cluster-types/serverless.adoc | 2 +- modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc | 4 ++++ modules/get-started/partials/cloud-quickstart.adoc | 2 +- modules/get-started/partials/get-started-serverless.adoc | 4 ++-- 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/get-started/pages/cluster-types/serverless.adoc b/modules/get-started/pages/cluster-types/serverless.adoc index 2f924d330..5177b9cb9 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/pages/cluster-types/serverless.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/pages/cluster-types/serverless.adoc @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ The *Overview* page lists your bootstrap server URL and security settings in the Or, Redpanda can generate a sample application to interact with your cluster. Run xref:reference:rpk/rpk-generate/rpk-generate-app.adoc[`rpk generate app`], and select Go as the language. Follow the commands in the terminal to run the application, create a demo topic, produce to the topic, and consume the data back. -Follow the steps in the Console to use `rpk` to interact with your cluster from the command line. Here are some helpful commands: +On the cluster's *Overview* page, click *Get started*, then follow the steps to use `rpk` to interact with your cluster from the command line. Here are some helpful commands: * xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-login.adoc[`rpk cloud login`]: Use this to log in to Redpanda Cloud or to refresh the session. * xref:reference:rpk/rpk-topic.adoc[`rpk topic`]: Use this to manage topics, produce data, and consume data. diff --git a/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc b/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc index b05beeb4f..28e76374f 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ This page lists new features added to Redpanda Cloud. == July 2026 +=== Improved Serverless trial onboarding + +New Serverless free-trial users now get a guided start in the Cloud UI. After you sign up, an optional questionnaire helps Redpanda tailor your experience. The welcome cluster's *Overview* page summarizes your trial credits, and the *Get started* drawer offers guided ways to start streaming: create a Redpanda Connect pipeline, or connect with `rpk` from the command line. See xref:get-started:cluster-types/serverless.adoc#get-started-with-serverless[Get started with Serverless]. + === Self-service organization deletion for Serverless You can now permanently delete a Serverless organization (free trial and pay-as-you-go plans) directly from the Cloud UI, without contacting Redpanda Support. The new *Manage organization* page, available from your profile icon, shows your plan and organization-wide resource counts, and walks you through the deletion prerequisites: delete all clusters, delete all private links, and settle any pending or outstanding invoices. See xref:manage:manage-organization.adoc[Manage Your Organization]. diff --git a/modules/get-started/partials/cloud-quickstart.adoc b/modules/get-started/partials/cloud-quickstart.adoc index 6d99dbab1..1b2510011 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/partials/cloud-quickstart.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/partials/cloud-quickstart.adoc @@ -1 +1 @@ -TIP: The cluster's *Overview* page includes a *Get Started* guide to help you start streaming data into and out of Redpanda. See also: xref:develop:connect/connect-quickstart.adoc[Redpanda Connect Quickstart] +TIP: The cluster's *Overview* page includes a *Get started* guide to help you start streaming data into and out of Redpanda. See also: xref:develop:connect/connect-quickstart.adoc[Redpanda Connect Quickstart] diff --git a/modules/get-started/partials/get-started-serverless.adoc b/modules/get-started/partials/get-started-serverless.adoc index 24008d7b2..2fc84ee1a 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/partials/get-started-serverless.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/partials/get-started-serverless.adoc @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ A https://www.redpanda.com/try-redpanda[free trial on AWS^] is the fastest way t When either the credits expire or the days in the trial expire, the clusters move into a suspended state, and you won't be able to access your data in either the Redpanda Cloud Console or with the Kafka API. There is a seven-day grace period following the end of the trial when you can add your credit card and restore service. After that, the data is permanently deleted. For questions about the trial, use the *#serverless* https://redpandacommunity.slack.com/[Community Slack^] channel. -After you start a trial, Redpanda instantly prepares an account for you. Your account includes a `welcome` cluster with a `hello-world` demo topic you can explore. It includes sample data so you can see how real-time messaging works before sending your own data. +After you start a trial, Redpanda instantly prepares an account for you. The first time you sign in, you can answer a few quick questions about your project so Redpanda can tailor your experience. Your account includes a `welcome` cluster with a `hello-world` demo topic you can explore. It includes sample data so you can see how real-time messaging works before sending your own data. -xref:get-started:cluster-types/serverless.adoc#interact-with-your-cluster[Get started] by creating a Redpanda Connect glossterm:pipeline[], or by following the steps in the Console to use `rpk` to interact with your cluster from the command line: +On the cluster's *Overview* page, click *Get started* for guided ways to xref:get-started:cluster-types/serverless.adoc#interact-with-your-cluster[interact with your cluster]: create a Redpanda Connect glossterm:pipeline[], or use `rpk` to interact with your cluster from the command line: . Log in with `rpk cloud login`. . Consume from the `hello-world` topic with `rpk topic consume hello-world`.