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This quick start guide is intended to help account admins set up their {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix}} environment. {:shortdesc}
- Create resource groups to use to organize the resources that are created from the {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} catalog. For more information, see Best practices for organizing resources in resource groups.
Doing this ahead of time is important because after you assign a resource to a resource group, it can't be moved. {:tip}
- Because not all services are managed by {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Identity and Access Management (IAM), create your Cloud Foundry organization for organizing and granting access to those services. With a Lite account, you get one Cloud Foundry organization in one {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} location. For more information, see Adding orgs and spaces.
- Create access groups for organizing users and service IDs into groups that require the same level of access assigned. For more information, see Setting up access groups.
- Invite users to the account and add them to access groups to assign the necessary access to allow your account users to get building. For more information, see the Getting started tutorial for IAM.
- Set up notifications for events and account spending limits. For more information, see Setting email preferences and Setting spending notifications.
- Use the cost estimator to get an idea of how much your environment might cost. Click the Cost estimator icon
in the console menu bar. - Use the cost estimator to get an idea of how much your infrastructure might cost.
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b. Enter the configuration details, select your pricing plan, and click Add to estimate.
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- Start creating services within the account to enable your organization and developers to build the solutions they need.
- Create tags and tag your resources to help organize how you view billing and usage. This makes it easier to identify chargebacks to different organizations. For more information, see Best practices for tagging resources.