---
title: "Initialize Stratus"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/flutter/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/initialize-stratus/
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Stratus Component Help Documentation"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/introduction
  - name: "Java SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/create-stratus-instance/
  - name: "JavaScript SDK Documentation"
    url: /en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/stratus/create-instance/
  - name: "Python SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/create-stratus-instance/
  - name: "iOS SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/ios/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/create-bucket-instance/
  - name: "Android SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/android/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/create-bucket-instance/
  - name: "REST API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/stratus/get-all-buckets/#GetAllBuckets
---


# Initialize Stratus

You can get the stratus component reference as shown below. This will not fire a server-side call. We will refer to this component instance in various code snippets of working with Stratus.

ZCatalystStratus stratus = ZCatalystApp.getInstance().stratus


### Initialize Bucket Instance

To perform bucket level operations, you need to initialize a bucket instance. We will refer to this component instance in various code snippets of working with Buckets in Stratus.

ZCatalystBucket bucket = stratus.bucket("{bucket_name}")