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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "Create new" |
| 3 | +description: "Create new clusters, sources, and application passwords in the Materialize console" |
| 4 | +menu: |
| 5 | + main: |
| 6 | + parent: console |
| 7 | + weight: 6 |
| 8 | + identifier: console-create-new |
| 9 | +--- |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +From the Console, you can create new [clusters](/concepts/clusters/ "Isolated |
| 12 | +pools of compute resources (CPU, memory, and scratch disk space)"), |
| 13 | +[sources](/concepts/sources/ "Upstream (i.e., external) systems you want |
| 14 | +Materialize to read data from"), and application passwords. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +### Create new cluster |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +From the [Materialize console](https://console.materialize.com/): |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +1. Click **+ Create New** and select **Cluster** to open the **New cluster** |
| 23 | + screen. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +1. In the **New cluster** screen, |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | + 1. Specify the following cluster information: |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | + | Field | Description | |
| 30 | + | ----- | ----------- | |
| 31 | + | **Name** | A name for the cluster. | ` |
| 32 | + | **Size** | The [size](/sql/create-cluster/#size) of the cluster. | |
| 33 | + | **Replica** | The [replication factor](/sql/create-cluster/#replication-factor) of the cluster. Default: `1` <br>Clusters that contain sources or sinks cannot have a replication factor greater than 1.| |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | + 1. Click **Create cluster** to create the cluster. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +1. Upon successful creation, you'll be redirected to the **Overview** page of |
| 38 | + the newly created cluster. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +### Create new source |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +{{< tip >}} |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +- For PostgreSQL and MySQL, you must configure your upstream database first. |
| 46 | + Refer to the [Ingest data](/ingest-data/) section for your data source. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +- For information about the snapshotting process that occurs when a new source |
| 49 | + is created as well as some best practice guidelines, see [Ingest |
| 50 | + data](/ingest-data/). |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +{{</ tip >}} |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | + |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +From the [Materialize console](https://console.materialize.com/): |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +1. Click **+ Create New** and select **Source** to open the **New source** |
| 61 | + screen. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +1. Choose the source type and follow the instructions to configure a new source. |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | + {{< tip >}} |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + For PostgreSQL and MySQL, you must configure your upstream database first. Refer |
| 68 | + to the [Ingest data](/ingest-data/) section for your data source. |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | + {{</ tip >}} |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +### Create new app password |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | + |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +1. Click **+ Create New** and select **App Password** to open the **New app |
| 80 | + password** modal. |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +1. In the **New app password** modal, specify the **Type** (either **Personal** |
| 83 | + or **Service**) and the associated details: |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | + {{< note >}} |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | + - **Personal** apps are run under your user account. |
| 88 | +- **Service** apps are run under a Service account. If the specified Service |
| 89 | + account does not exist, it will be automatically created the **first time** |
| 90 | + the app password is used. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | + {{</ note >}} |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | + {{< tabs >}} |
| 96 | + {{< tab "Personal" >}} |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | + For a personal app that you will run under your user account, specify the |
| 99 | + type and required field(s): |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | + | Type | Details | |
| 102 | + | ---- | ----------- | |
| 103 | + | **Type** | Select **Personal** | |
| 104 | + | **Name** | Specify a descriptive name. | |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | + {{</ tab >}} |
| 108 | + {{< tab "Service account" >}} |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | + For an app that you will run under a Service account, specify the |
| 111 | + type and required field(s): |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | + | Field | Details | |
| 115 | + | ----- | ----------- | |
| 116 | + | **Type** | Select **Personal** | |
| 117 | + | **Name** | Specify a descriptive name. | |
| 118 | + | **User** | Specify the service account user name. If the specifie account does not exist, it will be automatically created the **first time** the application password is used. | |
| 119 | + | **Roles** | Select the roles to associate with the account. <br><br><ul><li><strong>Organization Admin</strong> has _superuser_ privileges in the database.</li><li><strong>Organization Member</strong> has restricted access to the database, depending on the privileges defined via [role-based access control (RBAC)](/manage/access-control/#role-based-access-control-rbac). | |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | + See also [Create service |
| 122 | + accounts](/manage/access-control/create-service-accounts/) for creating |
| 123 | + service accounts via Terraform. |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | + {{</ tab >}} |
| 126 | + {{</ tabs >}} |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +1. Click **Create password** to create the app password. |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +To view the created application passwords, go to [Admin > App |
| 131 | +Passwords](/console/admin/). |
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