# Create an Accelerator

If you need to accelerate your services for your end users, you can follow the steps as shown below to create an [accelerator](https://docs.console.zenlayer.com/welcome/global-accelerator/overview).

## Prerequisites

You have [signed up an account](https://docs.console.zenlayer.com/welcome/platform/account-management/create-an-account) with your email and sign in to [**zenConsole**](https://console.zenlayer.com/).

## Procedures

On the upper left corner of zenConsole, go to **Products** > **Global Accelerator** > [**Create Accelerator**](https://console.zenlayer.com/gia/project/create).\
The overall steps of creating an accelerator is shown below. For detailed operations, please refer to the links of specific chapters.

### 1. Subscribe a Package

You will first need to select an acceleration package and a billing cycle if it is your time to create an accelerator. You may have the following options: Starter, Plus, Pro and Max, with different specifications. Choose what you need depending on your actual business situation.

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<table><thead><tr><th width="189.436767578125"></th><th>Starter</th><th>Plus</th><th>Pro</th><th>Max</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Line Bandwidth Cap</td><td>40 Mbps</td><td>60 Mbps</td><td>100 Mbps</td><td>200 Mbps</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">**Note**</mark>

* <mark style="color:blue;">If you are a new user of ZGA, you can try the Starter Package 7 days for free, and you can upgrade to a paid subscription package before your trial expires.</mark>
* <mark style="color:blue;">After clicking</mark> <mark style="color:blue;">**Choose**</mark><mark style="color:blue;">, you need to select a billing cycle of your package.</mark>
* <mark style="color:blue;">You can upgrade or downgrade both of your package and billing cycle. See</mark> [<mark style="color:purple;">Upgrades and Downgrades</mark>](https://docs.console.zenlayer.com/welcome/pricing/general-lifecycle-rules#upgrades-and-downgrades) <mark style="color:blue;">for more details.</mark>
  {% endhint %}

### 2. Select Access Method of Your End Users

* **Domain Name**: If your end users access your service via a domain name, (i.e., [www.zenlayer.com](http://www.zenlayer.com/)), please click on this button and enter the domain name in the field below\.-- add dns record
* **IP Address**: If you want to accelerate a specific IP address or set of addresses, please make your selection(s) here.

### 3. Provide Your Origin Information

Enter your origin address and choose a region closest to your origin.

### 4. Select Your Accelerator Type

* Standard (anycast)
* Custom Routing

### 5. Set Your Acceleration Rules

Determine how traffic will be routed.

* HTTP and HTTPS
* TCP and UDP

### 6. Allocate to a Resource Group

Select a resource group for the accelerator so you can allocate resource groups to your team members.

## What to Do Next

* If you selected Domain Name as the method your end users access your service in step **1.**, please be sure to add the CNAME provided by ZGA to your DNS record upon successful deployment of your accelerator. See [Add DNS Record](https://docs.console.zenlayer.com/welcome/global-accelerator/get-started/add-dns-record)
* If you selected IP Address in step **1.**, please look into your accelerator details to get the accelerated IP address (virtual IP address) of each acceleration region (See [Manage Accelerator](https://docs.console.zenlayer.com/welcome/global-accelerator/get-started/manage-accelerators)). Your end users can access your service directly by using the accelerated IP address.