Click `Create`, you need to specify the project name and API type.
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.
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<alert>
A local SQLite will be used.
NC_DB is an environment variable used to store the meta data in the given database.
Click `Create By Connecting To An External Database`, you need to specify the project name, API type, and other database parameters.
Click `Create By Connecting To An External Database`, you need to specify the project name, API type, and other database parameters.
<alerttype="success">
<alerttype="success">
Tip 1: 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.
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.
Tip 2: You can click Edit Connection JSON and modify SSL settings in "ssl".
Tip: You can click Edit Connection JSON and modify SSL settings in "ssl".
</alert>
</alert>
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```json
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<alerttype="success">
Tip 3: You can click Edit Connection JSON and specify the schema you want to use in "searchPath".
Tip: You can click Edit Connection JSON and specify the schema you want to use in "searchPath".
</alert>
</alert>
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```json
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Click `Test Database Connection` to see if the connection can be established or not. NocoDB creates a new **empty database** with specified parameters if the database doesn't exist.
Click `Test Database Connection` to see if the connection can be established or not. NocoDB creates a new **empty database** with specified parameters if the database doesn't exist.