clearml-docs/docs/getting_started/ds/ds_first_steps.md

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title: First Steps
---


## Install ClearML


First, [sign up for free](https://app.clear.ml)

Install the clearml python package:
```bash
pip install clearml
```

Connect your computer to the server by [creating credentials](https://app.clear.ml/settings/workspace-configuration), then run the below and follow the setup instructions:
```bash
clearml-init
```


## Auto-log Experiment

In ClearML, experiments are organized as [Tasks](../../fundamentals/task.md). 

ClearML will automatically log your experiment and code, including outputs and parameters from popular ML frameworks, 
once you integrate the ClearML [SDK](../../clearml_sdk.md) with your code. To control what ClearML automatically logs, see this [FAQ](../../faq.md#controlling_logging). 

At the beginning of your code, import the `clearml` package: 

```python
from clearml import Task
```

:::note Full Automatic Logging
To ensure full automatic logging, it is recommended to import the ClearML package at the top of your entry script.
:::

Then initialize the Task object in your `main()` function, or the beginning of the script.

```python
task = Task.init(project_name='great project', task_name='best experiment')
```

Task name is not unique, it's possible to have multiple experiments with the same name.
If the project does not already exist, a new one will be created automatically.

The console should return the following output:

```
ClearML Task: created new task id=1ca59ef1f86d44bd81cb517d529d9e5a
2021-07-25 13:59:09
ClearML results page: https://app.community.clear.ml/projects/4043a1657f374e9298649c6ba72ad233/experiments/1ca59ef1f86d44bd81cb517d529d9e5a/output/log
2021-07-25 13:59:16
```

**That’s it!** You are done integrating ClearML with your code :)

Now, [command-line arguments](../../fundamentals/hyperparameters.md#command-line-parsing), [console output](../../fundamentals/logger.md#types-of-logged-results) as well as Tensorboard and Matplotlib will automatically be logged in the UI under the created Task.
<br/>

Sit back, relax, and watch your models converge :) or continue to see what else can be done with ClearML [here](ds_second_steps.md).