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title: 6. Next steps
description: Set up SuperTokens core and database for your app with managed or self-hosted options.
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## Setting up the core and database
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You need to now setup an instance of the SuperTokens core for your app (that your backend should connect to). You have two options:
- [Managed service](/quickstart#3-configure-the-core-service)
- [Self hosted](/deployment/self-host-supertokens) 

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:::success[You have successfully completed the quick setup! Head over to the "Post login operations" or "Common customizations" section.]
:::

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