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  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/rc/databases/create-database/create-free-database",
  "title": "Create a free database",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/databases/create-database/create-free-database/",
  "summary": "Shows how to create a free database.",
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      "text": "Free databases are perfect for learning and exploring Redis. You get 30 MB of space for you to learn Redis concepts and develop application prototypes.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> You can only have one free database per account. If you already have a free database, you can [delete it](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/databases/delete-database) or [upgrade it to a paid Essentials plan](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/subscriptions/view-essentials-subscription#upgrade-plan) before creating a new one.\n\nBefore creating a Redis Cloud database, you need to [create an account](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/rc-quickstart).\n\nTo create a database in your Redis Cloud account:\n\n1. Sign in to the [Redis Cloud console](https://cloud.redis.io).\n\n2. Select the **New database** button.\n\n    ![The New Database button creates a new database.](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/button-database-new.png)\n\n    This displays the **Create database** screen. \n\n3. Select the type of [subscription](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/subscriptions) you need. For this guide, select **Try 30 MB for free**.\n\n    ![The Subscription selection panel with Free selected.](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/create-database-subscription-free.png)\n\n    The rest of the database settings will appear.\n\n    ![The database name, cloud vendor, and region settings.](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/create-database-free-settings.png)\n\n4. Redis will generate a database name for you. If you want to change it, you can do so in the **Database name** field. \n\n1. Select the **Database version** you want to use.\n\n1. Choose your **Cloud vendor** and **Region**. You can choose between **Amazon Web Services (AWS)**, **Google Cloud**, and **Microsoft Azure** for the Cloud Vendor. \n\n    ![The list of available cloud vendors.](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/create-database-essentials-cloud-vendor-list.png)\n\n    See [Supported regions](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/supported-regions) for a list of supported regions by cloud vendor.\n\n6. Select **Create database**.\n\n    ![Select the Create database button to create your new database.](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/button-create-db.png)\n\n    When you create your database, there's a brief pause while your request is processed and then the **Database details** page appears.\n\nYou can now [connect to your database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/databases/connect) and start working with Redis. Once your app is ready to scale up, you can [upgrade to a paid Essentials plan](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/subscriptions/view-essentials-subscription#upgrade-plan) at any time."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}