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- Access [https://astra.datastax.com](https://astra.datastax.com) and register with `Google` or `Github` account. It is free to use. There is free forever tiers of up to 25$ of consumption every month.
> If you are creating a new account, you will be brought to the DB-creation form directly.
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- Get to the databases dashboard (by clicking on Databases in the left-hand navigation bar, expanding it if necessary), and click the `[Create Database]` button on the right.
|**Vector Database vs Serverless Database**| Choose `Vector Database` In june 2023, Cassandra introduced the support of vector search to enable Generative AI use cases. |
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|**Database name**| It does not need to be unique, is not used to initialize a connection, and is only a label (keep it between 2 and 50 characters). It is recommended to have a database for each of your applications. The free tier is limited to 5 databases. |
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|**Cloud Provider**| Choose whatever you like. Click a cloud provider logo, pick an Area in the list and finally pick a region. We recommend choosing a region that is closest to you to reduce latency. In free tier, there is very little difference. |
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|**Cloud Region**| Pick region close to you available for selected cloud provider and your plan. |
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If all fields are filled properly, clicking the "Create Database" button will start the process.
To connect to your database, you need the API Endpoint and a token. The api endpoint is available on the database screen, there is a little icon to copy the URL in your clipboard. (it should look like `https://<db-id>-<db-region>.apps.astra.datastax.com`).
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