# Create your first ERP instance

![Screenshot: first-instance](../_images/screenshots/first-instance.svg)


From `/instances/create` (**Create ERP Instance** — *"Setup your Odoo
environment"**), fill in:

| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Company name | Used to label the instance |
| ERP Subdomain | Your instance will be reachable at `<subdomain>.dishonkadoh.com` — shown live as you type |
| Odoo Version | Odoo 18 or Odoo 19 |
| Odoo Edition | Community (free, core modules) or Enterprise (paid, extra modules) |
| Hosting Backend | Currently Docker only — Kubernetes hosting is temporarily disabled in the UI |

If you arrived here from the plans page, a banner confirms which plan you're
setting up (name, billing cycle, users, storage) above the form.

## Provisioning

![Screenshot: provisioning](../_images/screenshots/provisioning.svg)

After you submit, you're redirected to `/instances/<id>/provisioning`, which
polls status and walks through five stages:

1. **Creating PostgreSQL Database** — preparing your dedicated database
2. **Creating Odoo Container** — creating your isolated Odoo environment
3. **Initializing Odoo** — starting Odoo and preparing your ERP environment
4. **Finalizing Tenant** — completing final configuration
5. **ERP Instance Ready** — your environment is ready to use

Once it reaches "ERP Instance Ready", an **Open ERP** button appears — see
[Access your ERP](accessing-erp.md).

For the underlying API call, see `POST /api/instances/create` in
[Instances (API reference)](../developer/api/instances.md).