> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cockroachlabs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Get Started with Cockroach Continuum
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Cockroach Continuum work follows four stages: onboard data and build an application, scale it in production, monitor and optimize it, and integrate it with the rest of your ecosystem. This page walks through the path from a new organization to a production deployment, and where to go at each stage.
## Before you begin
You need a Cockroach Continuum organization, a running cluster, and a verified connection. If you are starting fresh, work through the Quickstart with CockroachDB tutorial, which walks you through creating a Continuum organization, creating a cluster, connecting to it, and running your first queries.
The rest of this page shows where to go at each stage of your Continuum work.
## Onboard data and build applications
Bring an existing database to CockroachDB with the Migration Assistant, which guides you through schema conversion, data load, and verification. To build an application, refer to Develop and Connect for connections, transactions, and server-side logic.
## Scale production workloads
Deploy and manage clusters across your environments. Cockroach Plenum sizes and scales storage with your workload. To build AI features, refer to Build AI Applications. For performance work, refer to Tune and Troubleshoot, and for backups and replication, refer to Disaster Recovery.
## Monitor and optimize performance
Cockroach Aegis monitors your clusters and records findings and recommendations for you to review. To isolate and prioritize workloads on shared capacity, refer to Manage Workloads.
**This feature is in private preview** and is only available to enrolled organizations. To enroll your organization, contact your Cockroach Labs account team. This feature is subject to change.
## Integrate and govern your ecosystem
Secure and govern access to your organization and clusters. Integrate with your ecosystem through changefeeds and Terraform. To understand what you pay for, refer to Editions and Add-Ons.
## Next steps
* Migrate an existing database with the Migration Assistant.
* Review your first Aegis findings and recommendations.
* Explore what each edition includes in Editions and Add-Ons.
## Demo video
For a demonstration of how to get started with Cockroach Continuum, watch the following video: