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# Add datasets

Create production data replicas for accurate testing in your environments

You can add Instant Datasets to your account so that your environments can access seed data to simulate a production environment. This feature is available to Professional accounts.

Refer to the detailed [Instant Datasets](/reference-documentation/instant-datasets-aws.md) page for more information on how to set up and configure an Instant Dataset.

To add a dataset, click on the **Datasets** tab to navigate to the Instant Datasets page.

![](https://585411240-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1neGLLQ0sDXeK6ooSo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-189094c3125cc0600a6154b1290b81742aa9aa69%2Fmanage-datasets-button.png?alt=media)

Click on the **Create Dataset** button to open a modal form to fill out. Release will provide the available clusters and snapshots you can pick from.

![Dataset Creation Form](https://585411240-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1neGLLQ0sDXeK6ooSo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-51469fbc2a0e7d131da62e632eaa724af263d020%2Fcreate-1.png?alt=media)

Give your database a name and create a user password, then click **Create Dataset**.

![Giving the database a name and password](https://585411240-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1neGLLQ0sDXeK6ooSo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7dfacb37a0f4e71463e9191317561a2e6d40d36b%2Fcreate-2.png?alt=media)

Your dataset will now be visible in the Datasets view. It will show "Pending" until the RDS instances are available.

![View Datasets](https://585411240-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1neGLLQ0sDXeK6ooSo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-50c15b7f21d8c55fb17252a8fcb09c1642f3efae%2Fdatasets-view.png?alt=media)


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