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Creating an Account

In this tutorial, we’ll create your Upstat account and complete the initial setup. By the end, you’ll have a configured account, your first project, and be ready to start monitoring.

What You’ll Set Up

  • An Upstat account with your profile information
  • Your responsibilities and areas of expertise
  • Your organization details
  • Your first project

Step 1: Sign Up

Go to app.upstat.io/signup to start your free trial.

Choose how you want to register:

  • Continue with Google - Sign in with your Google account (recommended)
  • Continue with Email - Create an account with email and password

If you choose email registration, enter your email address and create a password, then click Continue with Email.

Step 2: Complete Your Profile

After signing up, you’ll be guided through a setup wizard. The first step is your profile.

Enter the following:

  • Job Title - Your role (e.g., “Senior DevOps Engineer”)
  • Display Name - How your name appears to teammates
  • First Name and Last Name - Your full name
  • Timezone - Your local timezone for scheduling

You can also upload a profile photo by clicking the avatar.

Click Continue to proceed.

Step 3: Select Your Responsibilities

Choose the areas where you can provide expertise to your team. These help teammates identify who to contact for specific issues.

Select one or more responsibility areas from the list, such as:

  • Backend services
  • Frontend applications
  • Database administration
  • Infrastructure
  • Security

Click Continue to proceed.

Step 4: Set Up Your Account

Now configure your organization details:

  • Account name - Your company or team name (e.g., “Acme Inc”)
  • Team size - Select the size of your team
  • Industry - Select your industry

Click Continue to proceed.

Step 5: Create Your First Project

Finally, set up your first project. Projects organize your monitors, incidents, and team schedules.

Enter:

  • Project Name - A descriptive name (e.g., “Production Infrastructure”)
  • Alias - A short identifier used in URLs (e.g., “PROD”), maximum 4 characters
  • Description - Optional description of what this project covers

Click Finish to complete setup.

You’re Ready

After completing the wizard, you’ll land in your project dashboard. From here you can:

  • Create monitors to track your services
  • Set up on-call schedules
  • Configure incident workflows
  • Invite team members

What You Learned

  • How to create an Upstat account using Google or email
  • How to complete the onboarding wizard with profile, responsibilities, account, and project setup
  • Where to find your project dashboard after setup

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