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menuTitle: 'Dashboard'
---
## Setup your first super a dmin
## Setup Your First Super A dmin
Once you have started NocoDB, you can visit the dashboard via `example.com/dashboard` .
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## Initialize your first p roject
## Initialize Your First P roject
Once you have logged into NocoDB, you should see `My Projects` .
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### Creating empty project
### Creating Empty Project
Click `Create` , you need to specify the project name and API type.
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A local SQLite will be used.
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Click `Create` , you need to specify the project name and API type. A local SQLite will be used.
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### Connecting to external database
### Connecting to External D atabase
Click `Create By Connecting To An external Dat base` , you need to specify the project name, API type, and other database parameters.
Click `Create By Connecting To An External Data base` , you need to specify the project name, API type, and other database parameters.
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Click `Test Database Connection` to see if the connection can be established or not.
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Tip 1: You can click Edit Connection JSON and modify SSL settings in "ssl".
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> NocoDB create's a new **empty database** with specified parameters, if the database doesn't exist.
```json
{
"client": "pg",
"connection": {
"host": "< YOUR_HOST > ",
"port": "5432",
"user": "< YOUR_DB_USER > ",
"password": "< YOUR_DB_PASSWORD > ",
"database": "< YOUR_DB_NAME > ",
"ssl": {
"require": true,
"rejectUnauthorized": false,
"sslMode": "no-verify"
}
}
}
```
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Tip 2: You can click Edit Connection JSON and specify the schema you want to use in "searchPath".
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### Creating project from Excel
```json
{
"client": "pg",
"connection": {
...
},
"searchPath": [ "< YOUR_TARGET_SCHEMA > " ]
}
```
Click `Create Project from Excel` , you can either upload/ drag and drop Excel file (OR) specify Excel file URL
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Click `Test Database Connection` to see if the connection can be established or not. NocoDB create's a new **empty database** with specified parameters, if the database doesn't exist.
### Creating Project from Excel
Click `Create Project from Excel` , you can either upload / drag and drop Excel file (OR) specify Excel file URL.
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A local SQLite will be used.
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Supported file formats
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- Ods
- Ots
A local SQLite will be used.