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Once you have logged into NocoDB, you should see `My Projects` .
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To create a project, you can click `New Project` . You can choose create an empty project or a project connecting to an external database.
To create a new project, you can click `New Project` .
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### Creating Empty Project
Click `Create Project` , you need to specify the project name. The data will be stored in `NC_DB` . If it is not specified, a local SQLite will be created and used.
You need to specify the project name. The data will be stored in `NC_DB` . If it is not specified, a local SQLite will be created and used.
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NC_DB is an environment variable used to store the meta data in the given database.
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### Connecting to External Database
Click `Create By Connecting To An External Database` , you need to specify the project name, API type, and other database parameters.
Click on three-dot menu adjacent to `BASES` . Pick required database option from the menu `Connect to new datasource` .
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Tip: If you are running NocoDB on Docker and your local DB is running on your host machine, your Host Address would be host.docker.internal instead of localhost.
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Above menu is also accessible from `Team & Settings` > `Data Sources` . Click on `New` button to add existing database.
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You need to specify the project name, API type, and other database parameters.
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Currently it supports MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL and SQLite.