# Install Tinybird

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](/content/docs/forward/index.html).

## 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

To install Tinybird, run the following command:

```bash
curl https://tinybird.co | sh
```

This installs the Tinybird CLI and the [Tinybird Local container](/content/docs/forward/install-tinybird/local/index.html).

## 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

| Region | Provider | Provider region | API base URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Europe (London) | GCP | europe-west2 | [https://api.europe-west2.gcp.tinybird.co](https://api.europe-west2.gcp.tinybird.co/) |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | GCP | europe-west3 | [https://api.tinybird.co](https://api.tinybird.co/) |
| US East (Virginia) | GCP | us-east4 | [https://api.us-east.tinybird.co](https://api.us-east.tinybird.co/) |
| North America (Toronto) | GCP | northamerica-northeast2 | [https://api.northamerica-northeast2.gcp.tinybird.co](https://api.northamerica-northeast2.gcp.tinybird.co/) |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | AWS | eu-central-1 | [https://api.eu-central-1.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.eu-central-1.aws.tinybird.co/) |
| Europe (Ireland) | AWS | eu-west-1 | [https://api.eu-west-1.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.eu-west-1.aws.tinybird.co/) |
| US East (Virginia) | AWS | us-east-1 | [https://api.us-east.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.us-east.aws.tinybird.co/) |
| US West (Oregon) | AWS | us-west-2 | [https://api.us-west-2.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.us-west-2.aws.tinybird.co/) |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | AWS | ap-east-1 | [https://api.ap-east-1.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.ap-east-1.aws.tinybird.co/) |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney, Australia) | AWS | ap-southeast-2 | [https://api.ap-southeast-2.aws.tinybird.co](https://api.ap-southeast-2.aws.tinybird.co/) |

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

```bash
tb login
```

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

## Install on a cloud provider

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

## Next steps

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