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title: Deploy your first cluster | Tiger Data Docs
description: Create a TimescaleDB Enterprise cluster and get its connection string
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## Prerequisites

- Prereq 1
- Prereq 2
- Prereq 3

## Deploy the cluster

1. **Name the cluster**
2. **Choose a backup host (optional)**
3. **Deploy**
4. **Watch the deployment**
5. **Connect and monitor**