> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/manager/projects/creating-a-new-project.md). # Create a New Project If you want to add a new project, use the upper right buttonin **Projects** tab. ![Fig.1: Add Project](https://2158992251-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MJQrhtis3vRAM281R7J%2Fuploads%2FaYA8ILpnIt0ifbSX30lk%2Fcreate-project.gif?alt=media\&token=5fb771f8-0517-479f-8bdf-d039fbf4ddcb) *Project Name* - fill in your project name (only alphanumeric lowercase characters and dash are allowed, 3-30 characters; **not** underscore; e.g. my-project1) *Cloud* - choose where you want to store your Project, create a new Cloud in [**Cloud Credentials**](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/user-guide-1/manager/cloud-credentials) *Access Profile* - choose profile which can access the project, create a new profile in [**Access Profiles**](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/user-guide-1/manager/access-profiles) *Alerting Profile* - if you have created profile in [**Alerting Profiles**](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/user-guide-1/manager/alerting-profiles), you can choose it from the drop-down selection *Kubernetes Profile* - first create a new profile in [**Kubernetes Profiles**](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/user-guide-1/manager/kubernetes-profiles) and than choose from drop down selection * for openstack: if you choose profile with enabled Taikun Load Balancer, you also have to fill in *Taikun Load Balancer Flavor*, *Router Id Start Range* and *Router Id End Range* *Enable Auto Upgrade* - Kubespray version will be automatically upgraded if new version is available *Enable Monitoring* - monitoring a Kubernetes cluster allows easy management of containerized infrastructure by tracking utilization of cluster resources including memory, CPU, and storage *Enable Backup* - choose credentials, you can create a new one in [**Backup Credentials**](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/user-guide-1/manager/backup-credentials)**.** If you choose not to enable it, you can change it later, see [Projects - Project details - **Backup**](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/user-guide-1/manager/projects/project-details#enable-disable-backup) *Add Policy Profile* - choose profile created in [**Policy Profile**](/taikun/manager/policy-profiles.md) page. You can enforce or disable the gatekeeper later. *Add Expiration Date* - set project durability, by default it is set to infinity. After the expiration date, your project is **NOT** affected, deleted or lock. It will stays the same. *Add Flavor* - bind the flavor to the project, you can bind more than one flavor and un/bind them later in [**Flavor Info**](https://itera.gitbook.io/taikun/user-guide-1/manager/flavor-info)