diff --git a/examples/cloud/modal.yaml b/examples/cloud/modal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f42a65980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cloud/modal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+volumes:
+  - name: axolotl-data
+    mount: /workspace/data
+  - name: axolotl-artifacts
+    mount: /workspace/artifacts
+secrets:
+  - HF_TOKEN
+  - WANDB_API_KEY
+branch:
+gpu: h100
+gpu_count: 1
+memory: 128
+timeout: 86400
+timeout_preprocess: 14400
+memory_preprocess: 32
diff --git a/scripts/motd b/scripts/motd
index b3ffa165e..bc123c312 100644
--- a/scripts/motd
+++ b/scripts/motd
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 
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 Welcome to the axolotl cloud image! If the you've mounted a disk to /workspace and the axolotl directory ie empty, run the following commands:
 
diff --git a/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef3cbc5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""
+launch axolotl in supported cloud platforms
+"""
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Union
+
+import yaml
+
+from axolotl.cli import print_axolotl_text_art
+from axolotl.cli.cloud.modal_ import ModalCloud
+from axolotl.utils.dict import DictDefault
+
+
+def load_cloud_cfg(cloud_config: Union[Path, str]) -> DictDefault:
+    """Load and validate cloud configuration."""
+    # Load cloud configuration.
+    with open(cloud_config, encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        cloud_cfg: DictDefault = DictDefault(yaml.safe_load(file))
+    return cloud_cfg
+
+
+def do_cli_preprocess(
+    cloud_config: Union[Path, str],
+    config: Union[Path, str] = Path("examples/"),
+) -> None:
+    print_axolotl_text_art()
+    cloud_cfg = load_cloud_cfg(cloud_config)
+    cloud = ModalCloud(cloud_cfg)
+    with open(config, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        config_yaml = file.read()
+    cloud.preprocess(config_yaml)
+
+
+def do_cli_train(
+    cloud_config: Union[Path, str],
+    config: Union[Path, str] = Path("examples/"),
+    accelerate: bool = True,
+) -> None:
+    print_axolotl_text_art()
+    cloud_cfg = load_cloud_cfg(cloud_config)
+    cloud = ModalCloud(cloud_cfg)
+    with open(config, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        config_yaml = file.read()
+    cloud.train(config_yaml, accelerate=accelerate)
diff --git a/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/base.py b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44d1b0c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""
+base class for cloud platforms from cli
+"""
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+
+class Cloud(ABC):
+    """
+    Abstract base class for cloud platforms.
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def preprocess(self, config_yaml: str, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def train(self, config_yaml: str, accelerate: bool = True) -> str:
+        pass
diff --git a/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..724e8cb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+"""
+Modal Cloud support from CLI
+"""
+import copy
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import modal
+
+from axolotl.cli.cloud.base import Cloud
+
+
+def run_cmd(cmd: str, run_folder: str, volumes=None):
+    """Run a command inside a folder, with Modal Volume reloading before and commit on success."""
+    import subprocess  # nosec B404
+
+    # Ensure volumes contain latest files.
+    if volumes:
+        for _, vol in volumes.items():
+            vol.reload()
+
+    # modal workaround so it doesn't use the automounted axolotl
+    new_env = copy.deepcopy(os.environ)
+    if "PYTHONPATH" in new_env:
+        del new_env["PYTHONPATH"]
+
+    # Propagate errors from subprocess.
+    if exit_code := subprocess.call(  # nosec B603
+        cmd.split(), cwd=run_folder, env=new_env
+    ):
+        exit(exit_code)  # pylint: disable=consider-using-sys-exit
+
+    # Commit writes to volume.
+    if volumes:
+        for _, vol in volumes.items():
+            vol.commit()
+
+
+class ModalCloud(Cloud):
+    """
+    Modal Cloud implementation.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config, app=None):
+        self.config = config
+        if not app:
+            app = modal.App()
+        self.app = app
+
+        self.volumes = {}
+        if config.volumes:
+            for volume_config in config.volumes:
+                _, mount, vol = self.create_volume(volume_config)
+                self.volumes[mount] = (vol, volume_config)
+
+    def get_env(self):
+        res = {
+            "HF_DATASETS_CACHE": "/workspace/data/huggingface-cache/datasets",
+            "HF_HUB_CACHE": "/workspace/data/huggingface-cache/hub",
+        }
+
+        for key in self.config.get("env", []):
+            if isinstance(key, str):
+                if val := os.environ.get(key, ""):
+                    res[key] = val
+            elif isinstance(key, dict):
+                (key_, val) = list(key.items())[0]
+                res[key_] = val
+        return res
+
+    def get_image(self):
+        docker_tag = "main-py3.11-cu124-2.5.1"
+        if self.config.docker_tag:
+            docker_tag = self.config.docker_tag
+        image = modal.Image.from_registry(f"axolotlai/axolotl:{docker_tag}")
+
+        # branch
+        if self.config.branch:
+            image = image.dockerfile_commands(
+                [
+                    f"RUN cd /workspace/axolotl && git fetch && git checkout {self.config.branch}",
+                ]
+            )
+
+        if env := self.get_env():
+            image = image.env(env)
+
+        image = image.pip_install("fastapi==0.110.0", "pydantic==2.6.3")
+
+        return image
+
+    def get_secrets(self):
+        res = []
+        if self.config.secrets:
+            for key in self.config.get("secrets", []):
+                # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
+                if isinstance(key, str):
+                    if val := os.environ.get(key, ""):
+                        res.append(modal.Secret.from_dict({key: val}))
+                elif isinstance(key, dict):
+                    (key_, val) = list(key.items())[0]
+                    res.append(modal.Secret.from_dict({key_: val}))
+        return res
+
+    def create_volume(self, volume_config):
+        name = volume_config.name
+        mount = volume_config.mount
+        return name, mount, modal.Volume.from_name(name, create_if_missing=True)
+
+    def get_ephemeral_disk_size(self):
+        return 1000 * 525  # 1 TiB
+
+    def get_preprocess_timeout(self):
+        if self.config.timeout_preprocess:
+            return int(self.config.timeout_preprocess)
+        return 60 * 60 * 3  # 3 hours
+
+    def get_preprocess_memory(self):
+        memory = 128  # default to 128GiB
+        if self.config.memory:
+            memory = int(self.config.memory)
+        if self.config.memory_preprocess:
+            memory = int(self.config.memory_preprocess)
+        return 1024 * memory
+
+    def get_preprocess_env(self):
+        return self.app.function(
+            image=self.get_image(),
+            volumes={k: v[0] for k, v in self.volumes.items()},
+            cpu=8.0,
+            ephemeral_disk=self.get_ephemeral_disk_size(),
+            memory=self.get_preprocess_memory(),
+            timeout=self.get_preprocess_timeout(),
+            secrets=self.get_secrets(),
+        )
+
+    def preprocess(self, config_yaml: str, *args, **kwargs):
+        modal_fn = self.get_preprocess_env()(_preprocess)
+        with modal.enable_output():
+            with self.app.run(detach=True):
+                modal_fn.remote(
+                    config_yaml,
+                    volumes={k: v[0] for k, v in self.volumes.items()},
+                    *args,
+                    **kwargs,
+                )
+
+    def get_train_timeout(self):
+        if self.config.timeout:
+            return int(self.config.timeout)
+        return 60 * 60 * 24  # 30 hours
+
+    def get_train_gpu(self):  # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
+        count = self.config.gpu_count or 1
+        family = self.config.gpu.lower() or "l40s"
+
+        if family == "l40s":
+            return modal.gpu.L40S(count=count)
+        if family == "a100":
+            return modal.gpu.A100(count=count, size="40GB")
+        if family == "a100-80gb":
+            return modal.gpu.A100(count=count, size="80GB")
+        if family == "a10g":
+            return modal.gpu.A10G(count=count)
+        if family == "h100":
+            return modal.gpu.H100(count=count)
+        if family == "t4":
+            return modal.gpu.T4(count=count)
+        if family == "l4":
+            return modal.gpu.L4(count=count)
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported GPU family: {family}")
+
+    def get_train_memory(self):
+        memory = 128  # default to 128GiB
+        if self.config.memory:
+            memory = int(self.config.memory)
+        return 1024 * memory
+
+    def get_train_env(self):
+        return self.app.function(
+            image=self.get_image(),
+            volumes={k: v[0] for k, v in self.volumes.items()},
+            cpu=16.0,
+            gpu=self.get_train_gpu(),
+            memory=self.get_train_memory(),
+            timeout=self.get_train_timeout(),
+            secrets=self.get_secrets(),
+        )
+
+    def train(self, config_yaml: str, accelerate: bool = True):
+        modal_fn = self.get_train_env()(_train)
+        with modal.enable_output():
+            with self.app.run(detach=True):
+                modal_fn.remote(
+                    config_yaml,
+                    accelerate=accelerate,
+                    volumes={k: v[0] for k, v in self.volumes.items()},
+                )
+
+
+def _preprocess(config_yaml: str, volumes=None):
+    Path("/workspace/artifacts/axolotl").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(
+        "/workspace/artifacts/axolotl/config.yaml", "w", encoding="utf-8"
+    ) as f_out:
+        f_out.write(config_yaml)
+    run_folder = "/workspace/artifacts/axolotl"
+    run_cmd(
+        "axolotl preprocess /workspace/artifacts/axolotl/config.yaml --dataset-processes=8",
+        run_folder,
+        volumes,
+    )
+
+
+def _train(config_yaml: str, accelerate: bool = True, volumes=None):
+    with open(
+        "/workspace/artifacts/axolotl/config.yaml", "w", encoding="utf-8"
+    ) as f_out:
+        f_out.write(config_yaml)
+    run_folder = "/workspace/artifacts/axolotl"
+    if accelerate:
+        accelerate_args = "--accelerate"
+    else:
+        accelerate_args = "--no-accelerate"
+    run_cmd(
+        f"axolotl train {accelerate_args} /workspace/artifacts/axolotl/config.yaml",
+        run_folder,
+        volumes,
+    )
diff --git a/src/axolotl/cli/main.py b/src/axolotl/cli/main.py
index 14803e43b..f3950f4b2 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/cli/main.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/cli/main.py
@@ -25,15 +25,21 @@ def cli():
 
 @cli.command()
 @click.argument("config", type=click.Path(exists=True, path_type=str))
+@click.option("--cloud", default=None, type=click.Path(exists=True, path_type=str))
 @add_options_from_dataclass(PreprocessCliArgs)
 @add_options_from_config(AxolotlInputConfig)
-def preprocess(config: str, **kwargs):
+def preprocess(config: str, cloud: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
     """Preprocess datasets before training."""
     kwargs = {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if v is not None}
 
-    from axolotl.cli.preprocess import do_cli
+    if cloud:
+        from axolotl.cli.cloud import do_cli_preprocess
 
-    do_cli(config=config, **kwargs)
+        do_cli_preprocess(cloud_config=cloud, config=config)
+    else:
+        from axolotl.cli.preprocess import do_cli
+
+        do_cli(config=config, **kwargs)
 
 
 @cli.command()
@@ -43,25 +49,33 @@ def preprocess(config: str, **kwargs):
     default=True,
     help="Use accelerate launch for multi-GPU training",
 )
+@click.option("--cloud", default=None, type=click.Path(exists=True, path_type=str))
 @add_options_from_dataclass(TrainerCliArgs)
 @add_options_from_config(AxolotlInputConfig)
-def train(config: str, accelerate: bool, **kwargs):
+def train(config: str, accelerate: bool, cloud: Optional[str], **kwargs):
     """Train or fine-tune a model."""
     kwargs = {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if v is not None}
 
     # Enable expandable segments for cuda allocation to improve VRAM usage
     set_pytorch_cuda_alloc_conf()
+    from axolotl.cli.cloud import do_cli_train
 
     if accelerate:
-        base_cmd = ["accelerate", "launch", "-m", "axolotl.cli.train"]
-        if config:
-            base_cmd.append(config)
-        cmd = build_command(base_cmd, kwargs)
-        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)  # nosec B603
+        if cloud:
+            do_cli_train(cloud_config=cloud, config=config, accelerate=True)
+        else:
+            base_cmd = ["accelerate", "launch", "-m", "axolotl.cli.train"]
+            if config:
+                base_cmd.append(config)
+            cmd = build_command(base_cmd, kwargs)
+            subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)  # nosec B603
     else:
-        from axolotl.cli.train import do_cli
+        if cloud:
+            do_cli_train(cloud_config=cloud, config=config, accelerate=False)
+        else:
+            from axolotl.cli.train import do_cli
 
-        do_cli(config=config, **kwargs)
+            do_cli(config=config, **kwargs)
 
 
 @cli.command()