Creating Your First Project

Projects are isolated environments where you manage your database, authentication, and storage. Let's create your first project.

3.1 Access Project Creation

From the dashboard, click the "Create New Project" button or navigate to the Projects section.

Dashboard Overview

Figure 3.1: Dashboard Overview

3.2 Project Creation Form

Fill in the project creation form with the following information:

  • Project Name - A descriptive name for your project
  • Project Slug - A unique identifier (auto-generated from name, can be customized)
  • Description - Optional description of your project
  • Region - Choose the closest region to your users
  • Deployment Type - Shared (development) or Dedicated RDS (production)
Create Project Form

Figure 3.2: Create Project Form

3.3 Region Selection

Select the region closest to your users for optimal performance:

  • US East (N. Virginia)
  • US West (Oregon)
  • EU (Ireland)
  • Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Region Selection

Figure 3.3: Region Selection

3.4 Deployment Type

Choose your deployment type:

  • Shared - Perfect for development and small apps (free tier available)
  • Dedicated RDS - Production-grade AWS RDS instance (paid)You can modify later in the project settings
Deployment Type Selection

Figure 3.4: Deployment Type Selection

3.5 Project Created

After clicking "Create Project", your project will be provisioned. This may take a few moments.

Project Creating

Figure 3.5: Project Being Created

3.6 Project Ready

Once provisioning is complete, you'll see your project dashboard with all available features.

Project Ready

Figure 3.6: Project Successfully Created