# Create and Manage your Data Center

The [<mark style="color:blue;">User Guides</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud) portal offers a comprehensive range of topics designed to guide you through the initial process of logging into the [<mark style="color:blue;">Data Center Designer (DCD)</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/set-up-ionos-cloud/data-center-designer) and fully leveraging its capabilities to streamline the building and management of your cloud infrastructure. It covers the essential first steps for working with the IONOS Cloud DCD and includes advanced product guides for comprehensive configuration and management of various IONOS Cloud solutions.

## Explore the initial setup

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Get Started</strong></mark></td><td>Log in to the DCD, create Virtual Data Centers (VDCs), and manage user privileges.</td><td><a href="https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/set-up-ionos-cloud/get-started">https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/set-up-ionos-cloud/get-started</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Data Center Designer</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to use the IONOS DCD to intuitively manage core cloud services.</td><td><a href="https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/set-up-ionos-cloud/data-center-designer">https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/set-up-ionos-cloud/data-center-designer</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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