# Part 2 - Create a Platform

### 1. Create a Platform:

With Vehicle Spy open, select Setup -> [Network Databases](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/vspy-3-documentation/3.9.12/vehicle-spy-main-menus/main-menu-setup/network-databases). A new Database Platform can be created by clicking on "Setup Platforms" (Figure 1: ![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smOne.gif)). The Setup Platforms dialog will appear. This is screen is where platforms can be created, renamed, copied, and removed. For this tutorial, click on Add (Figure 1: ![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smTwo.gif)). A dialog will appear to create a name for the platform, enter in a name and click OK. "OK" (Figure 1: ![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smThree.gif)) will close the Setup Platform dialog. The name can be almost anything, but the key is making sure it can be identified for what it was created for.\
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The Platform and Current Platform dropdown will show a list of all the created platforms (Figure 1: ![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smFour.gif)). This gives a quick easy way to change from one platform to another.

![Figure 1: Create a new platform](https://2280262322-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FC3KyOmcYmM6ZVd3OQDa1%2Fuploads%2FSVyPbWvT9P26uoJvNHS1%2FPlatformCreate.gif?alt=media\&token=d777bb14-0da1-4ff6-bbf1-43e2422e93b1)