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# Get Started

This guide will take you through everything you need to know to build your first fully functional query workflow in e6data!

Follow the 6 stages of this guide—and if you’re already familiar with e6data, choose the stage that feels the most relevant for you.

Go ahead and explore each stage below:   

1. [Sign up for e6data](/product-documentation/sign-up.md): Get signed up 
2. [Setup](/product-documentation/setup.md) : 
   * Select your preferred cloud provider setup guide (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
   * Choose your deployment strategy:
     * Deploy e6data directly within your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
     * Alternatively, connect to our serverless compute 
3. [Create Workspaces](/product-documentation/setup/gcp-setup/in-vpc-deployment-gcp/setup-using-terraform-in-gcp.md) : 
4. [Connect Catalogs (data sources)](/product-documentation/catalogs.md) 
5. [Create Clusters](/product-documentation/clusters.md)
6. [Run Queries in the e6data Query Editor](/product-documentation/query-editor.md)
7. [Grant permission from Access control](/product-documentation/access-control.md) 
8. [Connect other Querying Tools](/product-documentation/connectors-and-drivers.md)

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