---
title: "Create Stratus Instance"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/nodejs/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/create-stratus-instance/
description: "This page lists the Node.js SDK method to create a Stratus instance."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:07:33Z
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: "Python SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/create-stratus-instance/
  - name: "JavaScript SDK Documentation"
    url: /en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/stratus/check-bucket-availability/
  - 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: "Flutter SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/flutter/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/initialize-stratus/
  - name: "REST API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/stratus/get-all-buckets/#GetAllBuckets
---

# Create Stratus Instance

> **Note:** This SDK is currently in deprecation. Migrate to [JavaScript SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/stratus/create-instance/) now.

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.

```javascript
// Get a stratus instance
const stratus = app.stratus();
```