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# Install Tinybird [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/install-tinybird#install-tinybird)

Copy as MD Tinybird Local consists of a CLI tool and a containerized version of Tinybird that you can install on your machine or deploy on a cloud provider.

For a quick start guide, see [Deploy a new project in five minutes](/docs/forward).

## Prerequisites [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/install-tinybird#prerequisites)

To install and use Tinybird Local on your machine, you need to have the following prerequisites:

- [  A free Tinybird account](https://cloud.tinybird.co/)
- A container runtime, like Docker or Orbstack
- Linux or macOS

## Install Tinybird on your machine [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/install-tinybird#install-tinybird-on-your-machine)

To install Tinybird, run the following command:




- For macOS and Linux
- For Windows

curl https://tinybird.co | sh This installs the Tinybird CLI and the [Tinybird Local container](/docs/forward/install-tinybird/local).

## Authenticate with Tinybird Cloud [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/install-tinybird#authenticate-with-tinybird-cloud)

The best way to deploy your Tinybird project is Tinybird Cloud, a managed platform available in several cloud providers and regions.

### Current Tinybird regions [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/install-tinybird#current-tinybird-regions)

| Region | Provider | Provider region | API base URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Europe | GCP | europe-west2 | [  https://api.europe-west2.gcp.tinybird.co](https://api.europe-west2.gcp.tinybird.co/) |
| Europe | GCP | europe-west3 | [  https://api.tinybird.co](https://api.tinybird.co/) |
| US East | GCP | us-east4 | [  https://api.us-east.tinybird.co](https://api.us-east.tinybird.co/) |
| North America | GCP | northamerica-northeast2 | [  https://api.northamerica-northeast2.gcp.tinybird.co](https://api.northamerica-northeast2.gcp.tinybird.co/) |
| Europe | AWS | eu-central-1 | [  https://api.eu-central-1.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.eu-central-1.aws.tinybird.co/) |
| Europe | AWS | eu-west-1 | [  https://api.eu-west-1.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.eu-west-1.aws.tinybird.co/) |
| US East | AWS | us-east-1 | [  https://api.us-east.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.us-east.aws.tinybird.co/) |
| US West | AWS | us-west-2 | [  https://api.us-west-2.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.us-west-2.aws.tinybird.co/) |

To authenticate your local environment with Tinybird Cloud, run the following command:

tb login This opens a browser window where you can sign in to Tinybird Cloud.

## Install on a cloud provider [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/install-tinybird#install-on-a-cloud-provider)

To install Tinybird on a cloud provider, see [Self-managed cloud](/docs/forward/install-tinybird/self-managed).

## Next steps [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/install-tinybird#next-steps)

- Follow the[  Deploy a new project in five minutes](/docs/forward)   quick start guide.
- Familiarize yourself with the core concepts of Tinybird. See[  Concepts](/docs/forward/get-started/concepts)  .
- Learn about datafiles and their format. See[  Datafiles](/docs/forward/dev-reference/datafiles)  .


