Create a deployment

In this step, we will create a new deployment in Cube Cloud. A deployment represents a data model, configuration, and managed infrastructure. We will use it to connect a data source and generate data models.

Create an account

To continue with this guide, you'll need to have a Cube Cloud account. If you don't have one yet, click here to sign up for free.

Create a deployment

First, sign in to your Cube Cloud account. Then, click Create Deployment:

Give the deployment a name, select the cloud provider and region of your choice, and click Next:

Set up a Cube project

Next, click Create to create a new project from scratch:

Connect a data source

The last step in creating a deployment is to connect your data source to Cube Cloud. First, select the data source from the grid:

After selecting the data source, enter valid credentials for it and click Apply. Check the Connecting to Databases page for more details on specific data sources.

If you run into issues here, make sure to allow inbound connections from Cube Cloud IP addresses to your database. This means you need to enable these IPs in your firewall. Using the screenshot in the example above, if you are using AWS, this would mean adding new rules to your database's security group:

Now that the deployment is configured, we can move on to generating data models.