Authentication is always important, but it can take a lot of time to integrate into a project, especially for someone at the beginning of their developer journey. Clerk provides out of the box authentication and user management that can be set up in minutes, allowing you to focus on what makes your application unique. This guide will show you how to start a new application using Clerk to manage your users and their permissions. We're going to walk through how to use Clerk with a React application, but Clerk also has integrations for Next.js, Gatsby, Node/Express, React Native and Expo. Check out the docs for more information.
The first thing you want to do is go to the Clerk Dashboard and create a new account. Then click Add application to create your first Clerk App. Clerk's free tier supports up to 500 monthly active users.
