15 hours.
From truck to compute.

The starting point is an agreed scope

QIT installs a container on site in 15 hours. Racks, power distribution, liquid cooling and monitoring are integrated and tested in the factory, so the site work is setting, connecting and commissioning the module.

Before setting a committed date, establish the compute configuration, hardware availability, power-delivery date, permits and approvals, site works and acceptance criteria. The project schedule should name the owner of each dependency.

Step 01 — Scope and site

Map the workload to a proposed compute configuration. Review the site’s power, networking, delivery access and cooling interfaces. Define the enclosure, rack layout and infrastructure boundaries with the required maintenance access.

The output is an agreed basis for the project: equipment scope, responsibilities, acceptance criteria and a schedule that reflects the real procurement and site constraints.

Step 02 — Factory build and site preparation

Progress the container build and integration plan while the site team prepares the destination. Procurement dates should be visible in the same schedule as civil, electrical and network work.

Track changes to hardware, power demand or thermal requirements before they affect integration. The aim is to resolve interfaces while both the module and the site can still be adjusted.

Step 03 — Factory tests and delivery

Complete the agreed integration and factory checks before transport. The test scope should record what can be verified before shipment and what must be verified after connecting to site infrastructure.

Confirm logistics, lifting arrangements, final site readiness and the commissioning team. Capture configuration records and any open items before scheduling delivery.

15 hours — Install and commission

Install the module in 15 hours, connect the agreed site interfaces and execute the commissioning plan. Acceptance should address the complete system under the defined operating conditions, rather than the physical delivery alone.

Handover includes the agreed operating documentation, service responsibilities and outstanding-item process. The actual acceptance date follows the project’s test results and contract terms.

Prepare your project brief

• Site location and the person responsible for site preparation.
• Available power, its delivery date and planned expansion.
• Workload, preferred GPU platform and capacity target.
• Connectivity and storage requirements.
• Desired date and known procurement or approval constraints.

Build a project brief or email hello@qit.energy to discuss the schedule.

Find the actual critical path

For an existing powered site, investigate capacity rights and equipment condition before fixing the module arrival date. For new service, place utility studies, electrical equipment and energization milestones in the same schedule as factory integration.

Track transformers, switchgear, cooling equipment and any platform-specific power conversion individually. Obtain supplier commitments instead of applying a generic market lead time to the whole project.

For Texas projects, review the permitting context before setting an operating date: installation takes 15 hours, but approvals can take far longer. The budget guide helps identify work outside a container supplier’s scope.