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# Getting Started

 Get up and running with the basics. Learn how to set up your account, create projects, and understand core IAM concepts like users, roles, and tenants.

- [Customer Portal: Instances](https://help.zitadel.com/customer-portal-instances)
- [Customer Portal: Administrators](https://help.zitadel.com/customer-portal-administrators)
- [Customer Portal: Billing](https://help.zitadel.com/customer-portal-billing)
- [Customer Portal: Getting Started](https://help.zitadel.com/customer-portal-getting-started)
- [ZITADEL Software Release Cycle](https://help.zitadel.com/zitadel-software-release-cycle)
- [Event streaming with Actions V2](https://help.zitadel.com/event-streaming-with-actions-v2)
- [Understanding Rate Limits](https://help.zitadel.com/understanding-rate-limits)
- [Change Zitadel Cloud Instance Region](https://help.zitadel.com/change-zitadel-cloud-instance-region)
- [ZITADEL Support States](https://help.zitadel.com/zitadel-support-states)
- [Zitadel Licensing: FAQs](https://help.zitadel.com/zitadel-licensing-faqs)
- [ZITADEL Cloud Service Level Agreement (SLA)](https://help.zitadel.com/zitadel-cloud-service-level-agreement-sla)
- [What Services Does ZITADEL Provide?](https://help.zitadel.com/what-services-does-zitadel-provide)
- [Safely Upgrading ZITADEL](https://help.zitadel.com/safely-upgrading-zitadel)
- [What are ZITADEL Minimum Self-Hosted Specs?](https://help.zitadel.com/what-are-zitadel-minimum-self-hosted-specs)
- [Customer Portal: Settings](https://help.zitadel.com/customer-portal-settings)

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