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title: From Zero to Hero - A step by step guide for new users
description: Now that you have a user in OpsCompass, it's time to connect a cloud account and begin using OpsCompass. Follow these steps to go from zero to hero.
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# From Zero to Hero - A step by step guide for new users
## Now that you have a user in OpsCompass, it's time to connect a cloud account and begin using OpsCompass. Follow these steps to go from zero to hero.
The user in OpsCompass must be able to authorize our solution as an enterprise application in the cloud environment: [minimum requirements](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/min-requirements).
1.) First, you will need to create a new [trial account](https://discover.opscompass.com/start-for-free).
2.) After creating your account, it's time to connect your cloud environment(s):
[How do I connect an Azure subscription for the first time?](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/connect-an-azure-account)
[How do I connect an AWS organization for the first time?](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/connect-an-aws-account)
[How do I connect a GCP project for the first time?](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/connect-a-gcp-account)
*You can add [additional](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/how-do-i-connect-a-cloud-account-to-opscompass) cloud accounts after connecting your environments for the first time.*
*While we wait for your environments to scan within OpsCompass, it would be good to start building your team:*
3.) [Invite](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/invite-user) users from your organization to your new OpsCompass tenant.
4.) Once the users have accepted, you can:
a) create a [team](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/create-team)
b) [assign](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/user-to-team) these users to a team
*Now that you have invited your users and created your team, we can start learning about OpsCompass, beginning with your [dashboard](https://kb.opscompass.com/knowledge/what-does-my-dashboard-show-me).*
It's important to understand the Core Flows of OpsCompass. These Core Flows will help you further understand the underlying features of OpsCompass and will allow you to maximize the potential of OpsCompass.
*For further questions, you can email us [here](mailto:customer_success@opscompass.com).*
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