# Getting Started with Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL

Getting started with Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL includes completing the Databases guided setup, configuring entities, and then performing a test backup and restore.

## Complete the Databases Guided Setup

To add the first database in your Command Center environment, use the Databases guided setup. In the Command Center, go to Guided setup > Databases.

To complete the guided setup, you need the following information:

- The server name

- The host name

- The credentials that you use to access the server

- The packages that you want to install, such as MySQL

  Note

  If you are configuring a database that uses a pseudoclient, you must manually install the packages on the physical servers before you use the guided setup. For more information, see Adding a New Server.

## Configure Entities

1. Add an access node.

2. Complete guided setup.

3. Perform test back and restore.

4. Add an instance.

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