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Guide to Setting Up a New Relic Account and Adding Users

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New Relic is a powerful observability platform that helps developers and businesses monitor web and mobile applications, infrastructure, and logs in real-time. Whether you’re tracking performance metrics or troubleshooting issues, getting started with New Relic is easy. This guide walks you through creating an account and adding users to collaborate effectively.

When signing up, you don’t need to pay to use New Relic. The free version is more than enough to get started, providing monitoring and analysis tools with a generous monthly data allowance. You also shouldn’t add billing details during sign-up.

Step 1: Create a New Relic Account

  1. Visit the New Relic Website
  2. Enter Your Information
    • Provide your company email address, name, and company details.
    • Choose a strong password.
    • Click Create Account.
  3. Verify Your Email
    • Check your inbox for a verification email from New Relic.
    • Click on the verification link to activate your account.
  4. Set Up Your Organisation
    • After verification, you’ll be prompted to enter details about your organisation and preferred monitoring setup.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

Step 2: Log into Your New Relic Dashboard

  • Once your account is set up, log in to your New Relic dashboard.

Step 3: Add Users to Your New Relic Account

  1. Open User Management
    • In the navigation menu, go to User Management.
    • Click “Add User.”
  2. Invite New Users
    • Click Invite Users.
    • Enter the email addresses of the users you want to add.
    • Select their access level (full platform access recommended).
  3. Send Invitations
    • Click Send Invitations.
    • The invited users will receive an email with a link to join the account.

Step 4: Manage User Permissions (Optional)

If you need to adjust user roles:

  • Go back to User Management.
  • Select a user and modify their permissions as needed.


Conclusion

Setting up a New Relic account and adding users is straightforward. This process ensures your team can effectively monitor and analyze application performance. Following these steps, you can quickly get started with New Relic and optimize your observability workflows.

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