# Managing Containers with the Ridge Console
Clicking on Containers in the left side menu brings you to the Containers page, where you can see a list of any existing batches of containers. You can then manage existing batches or add new ones.

# Creating a Batch
Creating a batch includes these steps:
- Part 1 - Setting batch name, container image, and location
- Part 2 - Configuring Container

## Setting Batch Name, Container Image, and Location
To create a batch:
1. From the left side menu, click **Containers** and then click **Create Batch**.
2. Enter Batch Name, Container Image, and Locations. See explanations in Batch Parameters table below.

### Batch Parameters
The parameters you can specify when creating a new batch are:
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|:------------------------ |:----------- | ------- |
| Batch Name | A unique name for your batch. Underneath the batch name, Ridge also displays the full API path to access the batch. | my batch |
| **Container Image** (required) | The path where the container image can be found. | hub.docker.com/repository/docker/test-org/test-repo/test-image |
| Requested Locations | You can require or exclude data center locations, filtering by country, region, or city. If you want your batch created in a specific data center, select **Explicit Resource Pools**, and search for the specific data center where you want to create the batch. | |

## Configuring a Container
When you create a batch, you must also configure at least one container.

To configure a container:
1. In the Create Batch page, scroll to the lower half of the page.
3. Enter the number of containers, and select either the minimum configuration from the dropdown menu, or customize the resources required by your containers (see **Container Parameters** below).
6. Click **Create batch**.

### Container Parameters
The parameters you can specify for the node pool are:
| Parameter | Description |
| ----------------------------------- |:----------- |
| **Number of Containers** (required) | You must have a minimum of one container per batch. |
| **Minimal Configuration** | You can either select a preset configuration for the containers in the batch, or in the Resources section, you can customize the minimum resources you require for each container. |
| **Resources** | If you prefer to customize the container resources, select the minimum number of CPU cores, GiB of RAM, and GiB of ephemeral storage each container requires. |

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Note that if the data center does not have the exact configuration requested, the actual configuration may be different, however it will not be less than the minimum specified here.
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# Viewing and Renaming Batches
After you create a batch, Ridge displays all the information of the newly created batch. You can also access a batch from the batch list.
From the batch page, you can copy the batch API path, or its ID. If need be, you can also rename a batch.
To rename a batch:
1. From the batch list page, click the batch you want to rename.
2. On the batch page, click the batch name.
3. Enter a new name for the batch, then press **Enter** on your keyboard, or click anywhere outside the text field.

To copy the API path or batch ID:
1. Hover over the API path or batch ID.
2. Click the API path or batch ID.
After you click, Ridge shows confirmation that the path or ID was copied.