Quick start

Get started with RisingWave Cloud in 5 steps.

Step 1: Create an account

You can use your company email to create an account.

1. Sign up for RisingWave Cloud.

2. Log in to your account.

Alternatively, continue with your third-party account: Google, Microsoft, or Github.

Step 2: Create a project

After you sign up, you are navigated to Create project on the home page. A project in RisingWave Cloud provides the necessary resources for hosting independent data repositories and streaming pipelines. Within a project, you can create and manage database users and databases.

You can choose to create a free project or a customizable project if you have an invitation code. See Choose a project plan to decide on a project and configure the resources.

Step 3: Connect to your project

After getting a project up and running, you need to connect to it so that you can interact with RisingWave.

Choose from the following ways to connect to your project.

Workspace

Workspace offers graphical tools for managing data and visualizing results. It is the most intuitive and easy way to connect to and interact with RisingWave.

To connect via workspace, follow the steps below:

1. In RisingWave Cloud, go to Projects, and click Workspace for the project you want to connect to.

2. For detailed instructions on using the workspace, see Workspace.

Local client

If you need to connect to the RisingWave project via local clients, you can configure the connection in multiple ways.

To connect with any local clients, follow the steps below:

1. In RisingWave Cloud, go to Projects, and click Connect for the project you want to connect to.

2. Click Switch in the top right corner to switch users, and then choose a startup mode.

3. You may need to set up a CA certificate to enable SSL connections. See the instructions displayed on the portal for more details.

4. Copy the command and run it in a terminal window.

5. Log in with the password of the database user.

For detailed instructions, see Local client.

Step 4: Explore RisingWave with examples

You can kickstart your journey with RisingWave by exploring the sample queries in the Query console.

These demos cover the most common steps in using RisingWave, such as establishing a connection with a data source, processing data by defining materialized views, and querying the results.

Step 5: Ingest, process, and deliver data

Congrats, you are now ready to unleash the full potential of RisingWave on your own. Read Develop with RisingWave Cloud to start your journey.

Develop with RisingWave Cloud

RisingWave Cloud leverages the superpower of RisingWave, an open-source distributed SQL database specifically designed for stream processing. Start building your real-time applications with RisingWave, in the cloud.