# Creating a new DB instance in the Database Preview environment
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Use the following procedure to create a DB instance in the preview environment.

**To create a DB instance in the Database Preview environment**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/).

1. Choose **Dashboard** from the navigation pane.

1. In the Dashboard page, locate the **Database Preview Environment** section on the Dashboard page, as shown in the following image.  
![\[Preview environment section with link displayed in RDS Console, Dashboard\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/images/preview-environment-dashboard.png)

   You can navigate directly to the [Database Preview environment](https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/rds-preview/home?region=us-east-2#). Before you can proceed, you must acknowledge and accept the limitations.   
![\[Preview environment limitations dialog\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/images/preview-environment-console.png)

1. To create the RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance, follow the same process as that for creating any Amazon RDS DB instance. For more information, see the [Console](USER_CreateDBInstance.md#USER_CreateDBInstance.CON) procedure in [Creating a DB instance](USER_CreateDBInstance.md#USER_CreateDBInstance.Creating).

To create an instance in the Database Preview Environment using the RDS API or the AWS CLI, use the following endpoint.

```
rds-preview.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
```