Provisioning a new Autonomous Database is easy. You can also provision a new Autonomous Database by cloning an existing instance.

See Provision an Autonomous Database Instance for details on how to create an Autonomous Database for your workload type using the Create Autonomous Database dialog.

See Clone an Autonomous Database Instance for details on cloning.

To get started, you can also try the LiveLabs Autonomous Database 15 Minute Quick Start.

After you create an Autonomous Database:

• (Optional) Reset the administrator password:

  When you create an Autonomous Database you are required to set the administrator password. If you want to change the administrator password or if you need to unlock the administrator account, see Manage the Administrator Account on Autonomous Database.

• (Optional) Add Oracle Machine Learning component users. See Create and Update User Accounts for Oracle Machine Learning Components on Autonomous Database for more information.

• (Optional) Download Oracle Analytics Desktop and add a connection to Autonomous Database. See Create Dashboards and Reports to Analyze and Visualize Your Data.