# Console

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💡 The bkend console is a web-based management tool for visually managing projects, databases, authentication, and storage.
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## Overview

From the bkend console (`https://console.bkend.ai`), you can manage Organizations, Projects, and Environments, as well as perform all configuration tasks such as table design, authentication setup, and API Key issuance.

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## Console Structure

The console is organized into two levels: **Organization level** and **Project level**.

{% @mermaid/diagram content="flowchart TD
A\[Console Login] --> B{Organization Level}
B --> C\[Home]
B --> D\[Project List]
B --> E\[Team Management]
B --> F\[Organization Settings]
D --> H{Project Level}
H --> I\[Overview / Dashboard]
H --> J\[Environments]
H --> K\[Authentication]
H --> L\[Database]
H --> M\[File Storage]
H --> N\[Activities]
H --> O\[API Keys]
H --> Q\[CORS]
H --> P\[Project Settings]" %}

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## Organization Level Menu

After selecting an organization, the following menus are available.

| Menu                      | Description                          | Documentation                                                                                  |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Home**                  | Organization dashboard               | This document                                                                                  |
| **Projects**              | Project list and creation            | [Project Management](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/04-project-management)  |
| **Team**                  | Invite members and manage roles      | [Team Management](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/06-team-management)        |
| **Organization Settings** | Organization name, billing, deletion | [Organization Management](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/03-org-management) |

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## Project Level Menu

After selecting a project, the following menus are available.

| Menu                 | Description                             | Documentation                                                                              |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Project Overview** | Project dashboard and statistics        | [Dashboard](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/10-dashboard)                |
| **Environments**     | dev/staging/prod environment management | [Environment Management](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/05-environment) |
| **Authentication**   | Auth providers, user list               | [Authentication Overview](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-2)               |
| **Database**         | Table list, data browsing               | [Table Management](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/07-table-management)  |
| **File Storage**     | File list, upload                       | [Storage Overview](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-4)                      |
| **Activities**       | Activity log                            | -                                                                                          |
| **API Keys**         | Publishable / Secret key management     | [API Key Management](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/11-api-keys)        |
| **CORS**             | Allowed origins management              | [Project Settings](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/12-settings)          |
| **Project Settings** | Project info, deletion                  | [Project Settings](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/12-settings)          |

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## Accessing the Console

1. Go to <https://console.bkend.ai>.
2. Sign in with **Google**, **GitHub**, or a **magic link**.
3. Select an existing organization or create a new one.

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⚠️ Console login accounts are for Tenants only. They are completely separate from User (app end-user) accounts.
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## Next Steps

* [Console Sign Up & Login](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/02-signup-login) — Create your console account
* [Organization Management](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/03-org-management) — Create and configure an organization
* [Project Management](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-overview-1/04-project-management) — Create a project
* [Quick Start](https://bkend.gitbook.io/bkend-docs/01-what-is-bkend/02-quickstart) — Build your first project in 10 minutes