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Overview

A project is part of an organization that has a base branch and child branches. Projects serve as containers for your database environments, allowing you to organize and manage multiple development and production environments under a single project umbrella. Project overview interface

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Create Project

Create a new project to start managing your database environments and branches. Create project interface

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From the CLI

Create a project using the Xata CLI: 
# Create a new project
xata project create --name "my-app" --organization "org-id"
For more CLI commands, see the CLI Reference.

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Configure Compute

Configure compute resources for your project including scale-to-zero capabilities and manual hibernation options. For detailed information about compute configuration, scaling, and resource management, see Compute Resources.

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Delete Project

Delete a project and all its associated resources. Important: All branches must be deleted before a project can be deleted.

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From the CLI

Delete a project using the Xata CLI: 
# Delete a project (requires confirmation)
xata project delete --project "project-id"
For more CLI commands, see the CLI Reference.