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Quick start

Get from zero to your first chart in 5 minutes.

Prerequisites​

  • A Celiq workspace (sign up at app.celiq.co)
  • A PostgreSQL, Snowflake, or BigQuery database you can connect to

Step 1 — Add a connection​

  1. Go to Admin → Connections → + New connection
  2. Choose your warehouse type (PostgreSQL, Snowflake, BigQuery)
  3. Enter host, database, username, password
  4. Click Test connection — you should see a green ✓
  5. Click Save

Step 2 — Create a project​

  1. Go to Forge → Projects → + New project
  2. Give it a name (e.g. "Analytics")
  3. Select the connection you just created
  4. Click Save

Step 3 — Generate nodes with Orion​

  1. Open your project in Forge
  2. Click Generate with Orion
  3. Select the tables you want to model (e.g. payments, rentals, customers)
  4. Click Generate — Orion reads your schema and writes CML node files
  5. Review the generated nodes, fix any warnings shown in Validate mode

Step 4 — Create a domain​

  1. In Forge, click + New domain
  2. Add your primary node and join related nodes
  3. Create a Reveal — a curated view with pre-selected fields
  4. Click Save

Step 5 — Explore in Discover​

  1. Go to Discover and select your reveal
  2. Add a date field and a metric
  3. Click ▶ Run
  4. Celiq runs the query and auto-selects the best chart

Step 6 — Pin to a Mosaic​

  1. Click the pin icon (top-right of the chart area)
  2. Select an existing Mosaic or create a new one
  3. The tile is added — it will refresh automatically on the next load

Next steps​