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In this section, you sign up for a Timescale account, create a service, and
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connect to it from your local machine using ` psql ` . Don't forget to download the
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- cheatsheet when you create your service, it contains important information that
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+ cheat sheet when you create your service, it contains important information that
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you need later on.
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For more information, see
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[ the services section] [ services-how-to ] .
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- ## Create your Timescale account
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+ < Collapsible heading = " Create your Timescale account " defaultExpanded = {false} >
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- <Collapsible heading =" Creating your Timescale account " defaultExpanded ={false} headingLevel ={3} >
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+ Before you can create your first service, you need to sign up for a free
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+ Timescale account.
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<Install />
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</Collapsible >
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- ## Create your first service
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+ < Collapsible heading = " Create your first service " defaultExpanded = {false} >
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- Create a service to use for the tasks in this guide. You can use the default values.
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-
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- < Collapsible heading = " Creating your first service" defaultExpanded = {false} headingLevel = {3} >
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+ Create a service to use for the tasks in this guide. A service in Timescale is a
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+ cloud instance which contains your database. You can use the default values when
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+ you create your service, which sets up a single database, named ` tsdb ` .
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<CreateService demoData ={false} />
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</Collapsible >
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## Connect to your service
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+ When you have a service up and running, you can connect to it from your local
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+ system using the ` psql ` command-line utility. If you've used PostgreSQL before,
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+ you might already have ` psql ` installed. If not, check out the
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+ [ installing psql] [ install-psql ] section.
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<Collapsible heading =" Connecting to your service " headingLevel ={3} >
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<Connect />
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</Collapsible >
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[ services-how-to ] : /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/services/
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+ [ install-psql ] : /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/integrations/query-admin/psql/
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