# Basic Tutorials

### Recommended for beginners:

| **Tutorial**                                                                                                                                                          | **Targeted Use**                                               |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**First Steps**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/getting-started/tutorials/access-the-dcd)            | Log into the DCD, explore the Dashboard and Menu options.      |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Data Center Basics**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/getting-started/tutorials/data-center-basics) | Create a Data Center and learn about individual UI elements.   |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Setup a Data Center**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/getting-started/tutorials/setup-data-center) | Create a Server, add Storage and a Network. Provision changes. |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Manage User Access**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/getting-started/tutorials/manage-user-access) | Set User privileges; limit or extend access to chosen Roles.   |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Account Settings**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/getting-started/tutorials/account-settings)     | Manage general settings, payment and contract details.         |

### Selected user guides:

For detailed product-based information, consult our advanced **User Guides**. These are only some of the available instructions. For an extended list, please use the menu on the left.

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Setup a Server**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/how-tos/setup-virtual-server)   | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Setup a Load Balancer**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/early-access/network-load-balancer/setup-nlb)                    | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Create a Database**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/database-as-a-service/postgresql/api-howtos/create-a-database) |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Add Block Storage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/block-storage/dcd-how-tos/add-block-storage) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Open a NAT Gateway**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/early-access/nat-gateway/setup-nat-gateway)                         | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Create K8s Clusters**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/managed-kubernetes/how-tos/cluster_management)               |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Configure a Network**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/networks/how-tos/configure-networks)       | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Setup IONOS S3 Object Storage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/s3-object-storage/how-tos/setup-access) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Set MaaS Alarms**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/monitoring-as-a-service/dcd-how-tos/create-alarms-actions)       |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Connect via SSH**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/how-tos/connect-via-ssh)       | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Create Backup Units**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/managed-backup/how-tos/backup-units)              | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Set Flow Logs**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/networks/how-tos/flow-logs/configure-flow-logs)                      |