# Getting started

<!-- machine twin: /api/legal/getting-started?format=md -->
<!-- version: cf6f8d43162c -->
# Getting started

DejaBars finds historical price segments whose shape matches a pattern you draw. This page
takes you from an empty canvas to your first report.

## 1. Create an account

Open https://dejabars.com and sign up with a username, an email address and a password. You must be at
least 18; registration asks you to confirm it. A phone number is optional and only used
to contact you about your account.

Every free account receives a weekly token allowance, so you can search straight away.

## 2. Open the search page

The workspace lives at **/search**. You will see:

- the **canvas** in the middle, where the pattern is drawn,
- the **panel** at the bottom with tabs: Presets, My patterns, Recent, Settings and Results,
- the **search bar** with the timeframe, the algorithm and the search button.

## 3. Load a pattern

Three ways, all from the bottom panel:

1. **Presets** — ready-made shapes (head and shoulders, triangles, flags, and more). Click one and
   it loads on the canvas, scaled to the drawing area.
2. **My patterns** — patterns you saved, including those created automatically as you edit.
3. **Recent** — the last patterns you opened on this device.

You can also generate a pattern from a description or by uploading a chart image with the AI
pattern generator.

## 4. Choose what to scan

In the **Settings** tab:

- **Timeframe** — from 1 minute to 1 week. Short timeframes cost more tokens.
- **Algorithm** — start with **Geo**; it is the cheapest and the free tier includes it.
- **Tolerance** — how close a match must be. Higher tolerance finds more, weaker matches.
- **Period** — how far back to scan. 30 days is the free-tier limit.

## 5. Run the search

Press **Search**. You can watch progress on the canvas area. Searching hundreds of coins over a
long period takes a while, and during a busy period your search may wait in the queue.

You do not have to keep the page open — the search runs on our servers. Come back later to see it
in your history, and see [Search notifications](/docs/search-notifications) if you want to be told
when it is done.

## 6. Open the results

When matches arrive, the **Results** tab lists them with their distance and score. Select a coin
to see the matching segments drawn on its price chart. From a result you can open the full report,
which collects every coin's best match and can be shared with a link.

## Where to go next

- [Drawing a pattern](/docs/drawing-a-pattern) — the editor tools.
- [Search modes: DTW and Geo](/docs/search-modes) — which algorithm to pick.
- [Reading your results](/docs/reading-results) — what the numbers mean.
- [Tokens, plans and allowances](/docs/tokens-and-plans) — what a search costs.