nocodb/packages/noco-docs/content/en/setup-and-usages/dashboard.md

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Dashboard	Dashboard	10	Usage	Dashboard

Setup your first super admin

Once you have started NocoDB, you can visit the dashboard via example.com/dashboard.

Click Let's Begin button to sign up.

Enter your work email and your password.

Your password has at least 8 letters with one uppercase, one number and one special letter

If you start your application without specifying NC_DB. A local SQLite will be created in root folder. Your data will be stored there.

If you are using Docker, it is recommended to mount /usr/app/data/ for persistent volume (since v0.10.6), otherwise your data will be lost after recreating the container.

Example:

docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name foo -v /local/path:/usr/app/data/ nocodb/nocodb

Initialize your first project

Once you have logged into NocoDB, you should see My Projects.

To create a project, you can click New Project.

If you click Create, you need to specify the project name and API type. A local SQLite will be used.

If you click Create By Connecting To An external Datbase, you need to specify the project name, API type, and several database parameters.

Currently it supports MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL and SQLite.

You can also specify SSL & advanced parameters.

Click Test Database Connection to see if the connection can be established or not.