# Create your first Storage Pool

1. Open **Storage Pools** in the left sidebar.
2. Click **Create Storage Pool** (or go to `/app/storage-pools/new`).
3. **Step 1 — Region:** select an available region (healthy clusters show **S3 endpoint**).
4. **Step 2 — Capacity:**
    
    
    - **Included 5 GiB (Pro)** — free, uses your Pro entitlement (shown only while remaining).
    - **Paid tiers** — 10 GiB through 500 GiB monthly options (when checkout is enabled for your account).
5. **Step 3 — Name:** give the pool a clear name (for example *Frankfurt Recovery*). The wizard suggests a name from the region.
6. Click **Create Storage Pool**.

You land on the pool **Objects** page. Activation provisions vault space, DNS, TLS, and S3 credentials for that pool.

**Tip:** use separate pools for separate purposes (production backups vs config baselines vs a second geography). Always secure your account with Two-Factor authentication.