# Getting Started

Source: https://docs.ops0.com/docs/getting-started

Use this path if you are setting up ops0 for the first time in `brew.ops0.ai`.

**Recommended order**

Start with authentication, connect a cloud provider, create your first project, and then move into feature-specific guides.

## Start Here

- [Authentication](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/getting-started/authentication): Sign in, configure SSO, and get access to the workspace.

- [Connect Your Cloud](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/getting-started/connect-cloud): Set up AWS, GCP, Azure, or Oracle Cloud so scans and deployments can run.

- [Your First Project](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/getting-started/first-project): Create a first Infrastructure as Code project and walk through plan and apply.

- [What is ops0?](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/introduction/what-is-ops0): Read the product overview first if you need the platform context.

## What You Will Do First

### Access the product
Open `brew.ops0.ai`, sign in, and confirm you can reach the main workspace.

### Connect a cloud provider
Add AWS, GCP, Azure, or Oracle Cloud so ops0 can read inventory, run discovery, and deploy changes.

### Create an Infrastructure as Code project
Start with a small project that is safe to validate and review, such as a single bucket, VPC, or test environment.

### Run a plan before you apply anything
Use the planning flow to verify generated code, inspect drift, and catch policy issues before execution.

## Core Concepts To Know

| Concept | Why it matters |
| --- | --- |
| Organization | Your top-level container for users, settings, integrations, and shared controls |
| Integrations | The credentials and trust relationships that let ops0 work with your cloud and external tools |
| Projects | The unit where you author and manage infrastructure or configuration changes |
| Deployments | The audited execution history for plans, applies, and related actions |
| Policies | Controls that block, warn, or explain risky changes before deployment |
| Workflows | Multi-step automations for approvals, schedules, and repeatable operational flows |

## Good First Outcomes

- [Connect AWS](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/getting-started/connect-cloud#aws): Create the trust relationship and test the integration from ops0.

- [Run Discovery](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/discovery/overview): Find unmanaged resources and understand what already exists in your environment.

- [Create a Terraform Project](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/iac/overview): Generate, edit, and review infrastructure changes in a controlled workflow.

## After Setup

Once the basics are working, continue with the section that matches your next job:

- [Infrastructure as Code](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/iac/overview) for authoring and deployments
- [Discovery](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/discovery/overview) for importing and understanding existing resources
- [Kubernetes](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/kubernetes/overview) for cluster operations and troubleshooting
- [Workflows](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/workflows/overview) for automations and approvals