Quickstart

This walks you from zero to a live connection string.

1. Sign in

Anthracite is passwordless. Enter your email, and we send a six-digit code — there’s no password to set. Signing up for the first time also creates your organization; everything you provision belongs to it.

2. Create an instance

From the dashboard, open Instances → New. Pick an engine (Valkey, Postgres, or OpenSearch) and a size. The form is generated from the engine catalog, so the available options are always the ones that engine actually supports.

Provisioning takes a few seconds. The instance shows as provisioning until it’s ready — the dashboard polls and flips it to ready automatically.

3. Connect

Once the instance is ready, its detail page shows a connection string. It exists only in the ready state — a provisioning instance has no connection string to leak. Copy it into your application’s environment and connect with any standard client for that engine.

Next steps

• Read the engine guides for per-engine options.
• Invite your team under Organizations.
• Understand what you’ll pay under Billing.