# Get started with Temporal Cloud

Getting started with Temporal Cloud involves a few key steps:

1. [Sign up for Temporal Cloud](#sign-up-for-temporal-cloud)
1. [Create a Namespace](#create-a-namespace)
1. [Set up your Clients and Workers](#set-up-your-clients-and-workers)
1. [Run your first Workflow](#run-your-first-workflow)
1. [Invite your team](#invite-your-team)

## Sign up for Temporal Cloud

To create a Temporal Cloud account, you can:

- Sign up [directly](https://temporal.io/get-cloud); or
- Subscribe at the AWS Marketplace for
  [Temporal Cloud Pay-As-You-Go](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-xx2x66m6fp2lo). Signing up through the
  AWS Marketplace is similar to signing up directly on the Temporal Cloud site, but billing goes through your AWS
  account.
- To purchase Temporal Cloud on the Google Cloud Marketplace, please contact our team at sales@temporal.io.

For information about Temporal Cloud Pricing, see our [Pricing Page](/cloud/pricing).

## Create a Namespace

See [Managing Namespaces](/cloud/namespaces#create-a-namespace) to create your first namespace.

Temporal Cloud supports either [API key](/cloud/api-keys) or [mTLS](/cloud/certificates) authentication for each
namespace. If you're not sure which to use, we recommend using [API keys](/cloud/api-keys) because they're easier to
manage and rotate for most teams. If your organization already has private key infrastructure (PKI) and is familiar with
cert management, then [mTLS](/cloud/certificates) is an excellent choice.

## Set up your Clients and Workers

See our guides for connecting each SDK to your Temporal Cloud Namespace:

- [Connect to Temporal Cloud in Go](/develop/go/client/temporal-client#connect-to-temporal-cloud)
- [Connect to Temporal Cloud in Java](/develop/java/client/temporal-client#connect-to-temporal-cloud)
- [Connect to Temporal Cloud in Python](/develop/python/client/temporal-client#connect-to-temporal-cloud)
- [Connect to Temporal Cloud in TypeScript](/develop/typescript/client/temporal-client#connect-to-temporal-cloud)
- [Connect to Temporal Cloud in .NET](/develop/dotnet/client/temporal-client#connect-to-temporal-cloud)
- [Connect to Temporal Cloud in PHP](/develop/php/client/temporal-client#connect-to-temporal-cloud)
- [Connect to Temporal Cloud in Ruby](/develop/ruby/client/temporal-client#connect-to-temporal-cloud)

## Run your first Workflow

See our guides for starting a workflow using each SDK:

- [Start a workflow in Go](/develop/go/client/temporal-client#start-workflow-execution)
- [Start a workflow in Java](/develop/java/client/temporal-client#start-workflow-execution)
- [Start a workflow in Python](/develop/python/client/temporal-client#start-workflow-execution)
- [Start a workflow in TypeScript](/develop/typescript/client/temporal-client#start-workflow-execution)
- [Start a workflow in .NET](/develop/dotnet/client/temporal-client#start-workflow)
- [Start a workflow in PHP](/develop/php/client/temporal-client#start-workflow-execution)
- [Start a workflow in Ruby](/develop/ruby/client/temporal-client#start-workflow)

## Invite your team

See [Managing users](/cloud/users) to add other users and assign them roles.

You can also use [Service Accounts](/cloud/service-accounts) to represent machine identities.

Since you created the account when you signed up, your email address is the first
[Account Owner](/cloud/manage-access/roles-and-permissions#account-level-roles) for your account.