Getting Started with Slash GraphQL - Dgraph Blog

This article will guide you through signup up for Slash GraphQL and creating your first deployment.

Register a new Slash GraphQL Account

If you already have an account, you can skip ahead to the next section.

First, navigate to the invite page.

Enter a valid email address and click Get Your Invite.

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Open your confirmation email, click on Go to Slash GraphQL.

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Set a password and click Change Password.

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If you signed up using your email, you may need to verify your email before continuing.

Login to your Slash GraphQL Account

Now that you have created an account, you can sign in here

Enter in your email address and password and click “log in”, or log in using your GitHub or Google account.

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Next Steps

Now that we've signed in, we will create a deployment.

Create a Free Backend

Click on the big pink button named “Create a free deployment”.

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Enter in a Name for your backend and click Create New Backend to launch it.

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Creating Your Schema With the backend live, click Create Your Schema.

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Now you've created your first deployment!

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://dgraph.io/blog/post/slash-getting-started/