[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../../index.md) > [Yandex DataSphere](../../index.md) > [Step-by-step guides](../index.md) > Project management > Creating a project

# Creating an empty project

1. Open the DataSphere [home page](https://datasphere.yandex.cloud).
1. In the left-hand panel, select ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/circles-concentric.svg) **Communities**.
1. Select the community where you want to create a project.
1. On the community page, click ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/folder-plus.svg) **Create project**.
1. In the window that opens, enter a name for the project. You can also add a description as needed.
1. Click **Create**.

You can [change](update.md) the settings of the project you created, e.g., link a network or a service account, or set up links with other Yandex Cloud services.

Learn more about DataSphere projects [here](../../concepts/project.md).

#### What's next {#what-is-next}

* [Installing dependencies](install-dependencies.md).
* [Selecting computing resources](control-compute-resources.md).
* [Setting up a custom environment using a Docker image](../user-images.md).