> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.communityhub.cloud/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart: Log In and Explore Your First Building

> Create an account, log in, switch between organizations, explore a metered entity, and view your first variable in Data Hub.

This guide walks you through the essentials: creating an account, logging in, finding your organization's buildings, and viewing data for a variable.

<Info>
  **Before you begin:** Data Hub access is invite-only. If your organization already has a Data Hub account, ask your organization's Admin to invite you rather than signing up independently.
</Info>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to the Data Hub sign-up page">
    Open your organization's Data Hub URL:

    ```text theme={null}
    https://<your-subdomain>.communityhub.cloud/data-hub/
    ```

    Click **Sign Up**, located under the **Continue** button.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create your account">
    Enter a username and password. Make sure your password meets the requirements shown on the form, then click **Continue** to finish creating your account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Log in">
    Return to your organization's Data Hub login page, enter your username and password, and click **Continue**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Switch organizations (if you belong to more than one)">
    If you have access to multiple organizations, use the dropdown in the top-right corner to switch between them. The **Home** section updates to show the buildings and variables for whichever organization is selected.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Explore the Home section">
    Home shows every building — called a **metered entity** — receiving data within your organization, displayed as a tile with its name and number of variables. Use the search filter or scroll to find a specific building, then click its tile to open it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="View a metered entity's variables">
    On a metered entity's page, open the **Variables** tab to see the metrics tracked for that building — for example, electricity use or water consumption. Each variable shows its type, data source, last reading, and whether it's currently online.
  </Step>

  <Step title="View a visualization">
    Click on a variable to see its data as a time series graph, or go to **Visualizations** from the main navigation to explore trend and comparison charts across multiple variables and buildings.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  **What to do next:**

  * [Core Concepts](/core-concepts) — understand how organizations, metered entities, variables, and visualizations fit together
  * [Connecting Data Sources](/guides/connecting-sources) — connect a datalogger or API to start feeding data into Data Hub
  * [Terminology](/key-terminology) — look up any term you come across in the product or docs
</Tip>