--- title: Create a Tiger Cloud service | Tiger Data Docs description: Create a Tiger Cloud account and your first service in Tiger Console --- - [Tiger Cloud on AWS](#tab-panel-608) - [Tiger Cloud on Azure](#tab-panel-609) Tiger Cloud is the modern PostgreSQL data platform for all your applications. It enhances PostgreSQL to handle time series, events, real-time analytics, and vector search, all in a single database alongside transactional workloads. You get one system that handles live data ingestion, late and out-of-order updates, and low latency queries, with the performance, reliability, and scalability your app needs. Ideal for IoT, crypto, finance, SaaS, and a myriad other domains, Tiger Cloud allows you to build data-heavy, mission-critical apps while retaining the familiarity and reliability of PostgreSQL. ## What is a Tiger Cloud service? A Tiger Cloud service is a single optimized PostgreSQL instance extended with innovations in the database engine and cloud infrastructure to deliver speed without sacrifice. A Tiger Cloud service is 10-1000x faster at scale! It is ideal for applications requiring strong data consistency, complex relationships, and advanced querying capabilities. Get ACID compliance, extensive SQL support, JSON handling, and extensibility through custom functions, data types, and extensions. Each service is associated with a project in Tiger Cloud. Each project can have multiple services. Each user is a [member of one or more projects](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/security/members/index.md). You create free and standard services in Tiger Console. A standard service comes with the full range of features according to your pricing plan. A free service comes at zero cost and gives you limited features and resources. ![Tiger Cloud pricing plans: Performance, Scale, and Enterprise](/docs/_astro/tiger-pricing.FMxKjx4i.svg) To the PostgreSQL you know and love, Tiger Cloud adds the following capabilities: - **Standard services**: - *Real-time analytics*: store and query [time-series data](https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/time-series-database-an-explainer#what-is-a-time-series-database) at scale for real-time analytics and other use cases. Get faster time-based queries with hypertables, continuous aggregates, and columnar storage. Save money by compressing data into the columnstore, moving cold data to low-cost bottomless storage in Amazon S3 or Azure Blob storage, and deleting old data with automated policies. - *AI-focused*: build AI applications from start to scale. Get fast and accurate similarity search with the pgvector and pgvectorscale extensions. - *Hybrid applications*: get a full set of tools to develop applications that combine time-based data and AI. All standard Tiger Cloud services include the tooling you expect for production and developer environments: [live migration](/docs/migrate/live-migration/index.md), [automatic backups and PITR](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/high-availability/backup-restore/index.md), [high availability](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/high-availability/high-availability/index.md), [read replicas](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/high-availability/read-scaling/index.md), [data forking](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/service-management#fork-a-service/index.md), [connection pooling](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/connection-pooling/index.md), [tiered storage](/docs/build/data-management/storage/manage-storage/index.md), [usage-based storage](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/pricing-and-account-management#how-your-bill-is-calculated/index.md), secure in-Tiger Console [SQL editing](/docs/build/data-management/run-queries-from-tiger-console/index.md), service [metrics](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/monitoring#metrics/index.md) and [insights](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/monitoring#insights/index.md), streamlined maintenance, and much more. Tiger Cloud continuously monitors your services and prevents common PostgreSQL out-of-memory crashes. - **Free services**: *PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB and vector extensions* Free services come with pre-configured CPU and memory, are hosted in `us-east-1` region, and offer limited resources with a basic feature scope. This excludes connection pooling, replication, data tiering, exporters, metrics, VPC, and other features. Free services are perfect for schema explorations, syntax validations, and other small-scale testing. Once you reach the storage limit, a free service enters a read-only state. You can [convert your free service](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/service-management#convert-a-free-service-to-a-standard-one/index.md) to a standard one at any time. Note Free services are currently in beta. You can [manage, pause, or delete](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/service-management/index.md) your service at any time from Tiger Console. To start using Tiger Cloud for your data: 1. [Create a Tiger Cloud account](/docs/get-started/quickstart/create-service#create-a-tiger-cloud-account/index.md): register to get access to Tiger Console as a centralized point to administer and interact with your data. 2. [Create a Tiger Cloud service](/docs/get-started/quickstart/create-service#create-a-service/index.md): that is, a PostgreSQL database instance, powered by [TimescaleDB](https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/#TimescaleDB), built for production, and extended with cloud features like transparent data tiering to object storage. 3. [Connect to your Tiger Cloud service](/docs/get-started/quickstart/create-service#connect-to-your-service/index.md): to run queries, add and migrate your data from other sources. ## Create a Tiger Cloud account You create a Tiger Cloud account to manage your services and data in a centralized and efficient manner in Tiger Console. From there, you can create and delete services, run queries, manage access and billing, integrate other services, contact support, and more. - [Tiger Cloud](#tab-panel-604) - [AWS Marketplace](#tab-panel-605) You create a standalone account to manage Tiger Cloud as a separate unit in your infrastructure, which includes separate billing and invoicing. To set up Tiger Cloud: 1. **Sign up for a $1000-credit, 30-day free trial** Open [Sign up for Tiger Cloud](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/signup) and add your details, then click `Start your free trial`. You receive a confirmation email in your inbox. 2. **Confirm your email address** In the confirmation email, click the link supplied. 3. **Select the pricing plan** You are now logged into Tiger Console. You can change the pricing plan to better accommodate your growing needs on the [`Billing` page](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/dashboard/billing/plans). To have Tiger Cloud as a part of your AWS infrastructure, you create or link your Tiger Cloud account through AWS Marketplace. In this case, Tiger Cloud is a line item in your AWS invoice. To set up Tiger Cloud via AWS: 1. **Open AWS Marketplace and search for `Tiger Cloud`** You see two pricing options, [pay-as-you-go](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-iestawpo5ihca?applicationId=AWSMPContessa\&ref_=beagle\&sr=0-1) and [annual commit](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-ezxwlmjyr6x4u?applicationId=AWSMPContessa\&ref_=beagle\&sr=0-2). 2. **Select the pricing option that suits you and click `View purchase options`** 3. **Review and configure the purchase details, then click `Subscribe`** 4. **Click `Set up your account` at the top of the page** You are redirected to Tiger Console. 5. **Sign up for a $1000-credit, 30-day free trial** Add your details, then click `Start your free trial`. If you want to link an existing Tiger Cloud account to AWS, log in with your existing credentials. 6. **Select the pricing plan** You are now logged into Tiger Console. You can change the pricing plan later to better accommodate your growing needs on the [`Billing` page](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/dashboard/billing/plans). 7. **In `Confirm AWS Marketplace connection`, click `Connect`** Your Tiger Cloud and AWS accounts are now connected. ## Create a service Now that you have an active Tiger Cloud account, you create and manage your services in Tiger Console. When you create a service, you effectively create a blank PostgreSQL database with additional Tiger Cloud features available under your pricing plan. You then add or migrate your data into this database. 1. **In the service creation page, click `+ New service`.** Follow the wizard to configure your service depending on its type. 2. **Click `Create service`.** Your service is constructed and ready to use in a few seconds. 3. **Click `Download the config` and store the configuration information you need to connect to this service in a secure location.** This file contains the passwords and configuration information you need to connect to your service using the Tiger Console Data view, from the command line, or using third-party database administration tools. You can [manage, pause, or delete](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/service-management/index.md) your service at any time from Tiger Console. ## Connect to your service To run queries and perform other operations, connect to your service: 1. **Check your service is running correctly** In [Tiger Console](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/dashboard/services), check that your service is marked as `Running`. ![Tiger Console services list showing a running service](/docs/_astro/tiger-console-services-view.F-zo-hID_1rY9dD.webp) 2. **Connect to your service** Connect using Data view or SQL editor in Tiger Console, or psql in the command line: - [Data view in Console](#tab-panel-598) - [SQL editor in Console](#tab-panel-599) - [psql on the command line](#tab-panel-600) 1. In Tiger Console, toggle `Data view`. 2. In the connection drop-down in the top right, select your service. ![Select a connection in Tiger Cloud data mode](/docs/_astro/tiger-console-data-mode-connection-dropdown.eS_sjlnj_1J2XiX.webp) 3. Run a test query: ``` SELECT CURRENT_DATE; ``` This query gives you the current date, you have successfully connected to your service. And that is it, you are up and running. Enjoy developing with Tiger Data. 1. In Tiger Console, select your service. 2. Click `SQL Editor` at the bottom. ![SQL editor in Tiger Console Ops mode](/docs/_astro/tiger-console-ops-mode-sql-editor-empty.D6fPmf48_LfDRl.webp) 3. Run a test query: ``` SELECT CURRENT_DATE; ``` This query gives you the current date, you have successfully connected to your service. And that is it, you are up and running. Enjoy developing with Tiger Data. 1. Install psql. 2. Run the following command in the terminal using the service URL from the config file you have saved during service creation: ``` psql "" ``` 3. Run a test query: ``` SELECT CURRENT_DATE; ``` This query returns the current date. You have successfully connected to your service. And that is it, you are up and running. Enjoy developing with Tiger Data. Quick recap. You: - Manage your services in the Ops view in Tiger Console: add read replicas and enable high availability, compress data into the columnstore, change parameters, and so on. - Analyze your data in the [Data view](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/dashboard/data-view?popsql) in Tiger Console: write queries with autocomplete, save them in folders, share them, create charts/dashboards, and much more. - Store configuration and security information in your config file. Tiger Cloud is the modern PostgreSQL data platform for all your applications. It enhances PostgreSQL to handle time series, events, real-time analytics, and vector search, all in a single database alongside transactional workloads. You get one system that handles live data ingestion, late and out-of-order updates, and low latency queries, with the performance, reliability, and scalability your app needs. Ideal for IoT, crypto, finance, SaaS, and a myriad other domains, Tiger Cloud allows you to build data-heavy, mission-critical apps while retaining the familiarity and reliability of PostgreSQL. ## What is a Tiger Cloud service? A Tiger Cloud service is a single optimized PostgreSQL instance extended with innovations in the database engine and cloud infrastructure to deliver speed without sacrifice. A Tiger Cloud service is 10-1000x faster at scale! It is ideal for applications requiring strong data consistency, complex relationships, and advanced querying capabilities. Get ACID compliance, extensive SQL support, JSON handling, and extensibility through custom functions, data types, and extensions. Each service is associated with a project in Tiger Cloud. Each project can have multiple services. Each user is a [member of one or more projects](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/security/members/index.md). You create free and standard services in Tiger Console. A standard service comes with the full range of features according to your pricing plan. A free service comes at zero cost and gives you limited features and resources. ![Tiger Cloud pricing plans: Performance, Scale, and Enterprise](/docs/_astro/tiger-pricing.FMxKjx4i.svg) To the PostgreSQL you know and love, Tiger Cloud adds the following capabilities: - **Standard services**: - *Real-time analytics*: store and query [time-series data](https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/time-series-database-an-explainer#what-is-a-time-series-database) at scale for real-time analytics and other use cases. Get faster time-based queries with hypertables, continuous aggregates, and columnar storage. Save money by compressing data into the columnstore, moving cold data to low-cost bottomless storage in Amazon S3 or Azure Blob storage, and deleting old data with automated policies. - *AI-focused*: build AI applications from start to scale. Get fast and accurate similarity search with the pgvector and pgvectorscale extensions. - *Hybrid applications*: get a full set of tools to develop applications that combine time-based data and AI. All standard Tiger Cloud services include the tooling you expect for production and developer environments: [live migration](/docs/migrate/live-migration/index.md), [automatic backups and PITR](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/high-availability/backup-restore/index.md), [high availability](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/high-availability/high-availability/index.md), [read replicas](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/high-availability/read-scaling/index.md), [data forking](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/service-management#fork-a-service/index.md), [connection pooling](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/connection-pooling/index.md), [tiered storage](/docs/build/data-management/storage/manage-storage/index.md), [usage-based storage](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/pricing-and-account-management#how-your-bill-is-calculated/index.md), secure in-Tiger Console [SQL editing](/docs/build/data-management/run-queries-from-tiger-console/index.md), service [metrics](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/monitoring#metrics/index.md) and [insights](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/monitoring#insights/index.md), streamlined maintenance, and much more. Tiger Cloud continuously monitors your services and prevents common PostgreSQL out-of-memory crashes. - **Free services**: *PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB and vector extensions* Free services come with pre-configured CPU and memory, are hosted in `us-east-1` region, and offer limited resources with a basic feature scope. This excludes connection pooling, replication, data tiering, exporters, metrics, VPC, and other features. Free services are perfect for schema explorations, syntax validations, and other small-scale testing. Once you reach the storage limit, a free service enters a read-only state. You can [convert your free service](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/service-management#convert-a-free-service-to-a-standard-one/index.md) to a standard one at any time. Note Free services are currently in beta. You can [manage, pause, or delete](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/service-management/index.md) your service at any time from Tiger Console. To start using Tiger Cloud for your data: 1. [Create a Tiger Cloud account](/docs/get-started/quickstart/create-service#create-a-tiger-cloud-account/index.md): register to get access to Tiger Console as a centralized point to administer and interact with your data. 2. [Create a Tiger Cloud service](/docs/get-started/quickstart/create-service#create-a-service/index.md): that is, a PostgreSQL database instance, powered by [TimescaleDB](https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/#TimescaleDB), built for production, and extended with cloud features like high-availability replicas. 3. [Connect to your Tiger Cloud service](/docs/get-started/quickstart/create-service#connect-to-your-service/index.md): to run queries, add and migrate your data from other sources. ## Create a Tiger Cloud account You create a Tiger Cloud account to manage your services and data in a centralized and efficient manner in Tiger Console. From there, you can create and delete services, run queries, manage access and billing, integrate other services, contact support, and more. - [Tiger Cloud](#tab-panel-606) - [Azure Marketplace](#tab-panel-607) You create a standalone account to manage Tiger Cloud as a separate unit in your infrastructure, which includes separate billing and invoicing. To set up Tiger Cloud: 1. **Sign up for a $1000-credit, 30-day free trial** Open [Sign up for Tiger Cloud](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/signup) and add your details, then click `Start your free trial`. You receive a confirmation email in your inbox. 2. **Confirm your email address** In the confirmation email, click the link supplied. 3. **Select the pricing plan** You are now logged into Tiger Console. You can change the pricing plan to better accommodate your growing needs on the [`Billing` page](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/dashboard/billing/plans). To have Tiger Cloud as a part of your Azure infrastructure, you create or link your Tiger Cloud account through Azure Marketplace. In this case, Tiger Cloud is a line item in your Azure invoice. 1. **Open Azure Marketplace and search for `Tiger Data`** You see two pricing options, [pay-as-you-go](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Marketplace/GalleryItemDetailsBladeNopdl/id/timescale1759504210261.tigerdata-payg) and [annual commit](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Marketplace/GalleryItemDetailsBladeNopdl/id/timescale1759504210261.tigerdata-annualcommit). Select and click the right pricing option. 2. **Review product details** Review the details for the pricing option you have selected, then click `Subscribe`. 3. **Configure project and SaaS details** Select the Azure subscription and resource group, provide a name for your subscription to Tiger Cloud, configure auto-renew settings, then click `Review & subscribe`. 4. **Review the legal terms** Review the Terms of use, Privacy policy, and your subscription basics, then click `Subscribe`. Your SaaS resource is being created. 5. **Click `Configure account`** You are redirected to Tiger Console. 6. **Sign up for a $1000-credit, 30-day free trial** Add your details, then click `Start your free trial`. If you want to link an existing Tiger Cloud account to Azure, log in with your existing credentials. 7. **Select the pricing plan** You are now logged into Tiger Console. You can change the pricing plan later to better accommodate your growing needs on the [`Billing` page](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/dashboard/billing/plans). 8. **In `Confirm Azure Marketplace connection`, click `Connect`** Your Tiger Cloud and Azure accounts are now connected. ## Create a service Now that you have an active Tiger Cloud account, you create and manage your services in Tiger Console. When you create a service, you effectively create a blank PostgreSQL database with additional Tiger Cloud features available under your pricing plan. You then add or migrate your data into this database. 1. **In the service creation page, click `+ New service`.** Follow the wizard to configure your service depending on its type. 2. **Click `Create service`.** Your service is constructed and ready to use in a few seconds. 3. **Click `Download the config` and store the configuration information you need to connect to this service in a secure location.** This file contains the passwords and configuration information you need to connect to your service using the Tiger Console Data view, from the command line, or using third-party database administration tools. You can [manage, pause, or delete](/docs/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/service-management/service-management/index.md) your service at any time from Tiger Console. ## Connect to your service To run queries and perform other operations, connect to your service: 1. **Check your service is running correctly** In [Tiger Console](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/dashboard/services), check that your service is marked as `Running`. ![Tiger Console services list showing a running service](/docs/_astro/tiger-console-services-view.F-zo-hID_1rY9dD.webp) 2. **Connect to your service** Connect using Data view or SQL editor in Tiger Console, or psql in the command line: - [Data view in Console](#tab-panel-601) - [SQL editor in Console](#tab-panel-602) - [psql on the command line](#tab-panel-603) 1. In Tiger Console, toggle `Data view`. 2. In the connection drop-down in the top right, select your service. ![Select a connection in Tiger Cloud data mode](/docs/_astro/tiger-console-data-mode-connection-dropdown.eS_sjlnj_1J2XiX.webp) 3. Run a test query: ``` SELECT CURRENT_DATE; ``` This query gives you the current date, you have successfully connected to your service. And that is it, you are up and running. Enjoy developing with Tiger Data. 1. In Tiger Console, select your service. 2. Click `SQL Editor` at the bottom. ![SQL editor in Tiger Console Ops mode](/docs/_astro/tiger-console-ops-mode-sql-editor-empty.D6fPmf48_LfDRl.webp) 3. Run a test query: ``` SELECT CURRENT_DATE; ``` This query gives you the current date, you have successfully connected to your service. And that is it, you are up and running. Enjoy developing with Tiger Data. 1. Install psql. 2. Run the following command in the terminal using the service URL from the config file you have saved during service creation: ``` psql "" ``` 3. Run a test query: ``` SELECT CURRENT_DATE; ``` This query returns the current date. You have successfully connected to your service. And that is it, you are up and running. Enjoy developing with Tiger Data. Quick recap. You: - Manage your services in the Ops view in Tiger Console: add read replicas and enable high availability, compress data into the columnstore, change parameters, and so on. - Analyze your data in the [Data view](https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/dashboard/data-view?popsql) in Tiger Console: write queries with autocomplete, save them in folders, share them, create charts/dashboards, and much more. - Store configuration and security information in your config file.