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title: "Starting a free trial and exploring the LUSID web app"
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updated: 2026-02-13T11:55:26Z
published: 2026-02-13T11:55:26Z
canonical: "support.lusid.com/starting-a-free-trial-and-exploring-the-lusid-web-app"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.lusid.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Starting a free trial and exploring the LUSID web app

If you haven't already, the first task is set up your own LUSID domain (environment) by [starting a free trial using the LUSID web app](https://www.lusid.com/app/home):

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d575ad81-c0ed-4980-bbd1-d59ac5c3de82/Images/Documentation/image-51V0S0QT.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-04T01%3A47%3A17Z&se=2026-11-04T02%3A47%3A17Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eozj4w65QUSYYuj2MBtX5gIXa%2BgpSYJkvC5RQCoSjHE%3D)

Your LUSID domain:

- Is completely private to you. You'll share cloud infrastructure with other triallists in a multi-tenant environment, with strict safeguards in place to ensure data is segregated. When you go live, you can choose to migrate to a single tenant environment. [More information](/v1/docs/understanding-single-and-multi-tenant-hosting-options).
- Does not expire (there is no timeout to the trial, although you'll be asked to change your password every six months).
- Has a standard license. Some advanced functionality is hidden behind additional licenses, but you can explore core capabilities of LUSID and supporting application using any of these [interfaces and applications](/v1/docs/understanding-all-the-applications-in-the-finbourne-platform).
- Automatically creates a LUSID user for you, the domain owner, with full administrative privileges. You can [onboard as many other users](/v1/docs/onboarding-users-into-lusid) as you like, and [restrict their access control permissions](/v1/docs/setting-up-basic-access-control-for-different-lusid-users) to reflect their professional responsibilities.
- Automatically creates an application that encapsulates the credentials required (client ID and client secret) to interact with LUSID using the REST API and/or SDK. [More information](/v1/docs/authorising-an-application-or-service-to-call-the-lusid-api).
- Can be populated with [example data](/v1/docs/what-example-data-is-provided-with-lusid) (portfolios, instruments and transactions) if you wish.

The LUSID web app is a no-code gateway to LUSID that you can either use as a testbed or a standalone application:

- Simplified authentication: You can sign in with your LUSID username and password (and MFA), and don't have to worry about API access tokens.
- Intuitive UI: If you're unaccustomed to APIs, then you can perform almost any operation in LUSID using a friendly dashboard or wizard.
- Integration with other applications in the FBN platform: Explore LUSID and supporting applications such as Drive, Scheduler, the Workflow Service and Luminesce in one place.

> **Note**: Every operation you perform in the LUSID web app still calls the LUSID REST API under-the-hood.