> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.apnealytics.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting started

> Create your account, import your first ResMed data card, and read your first night of therapy data in Apnealytics.

Apnealytics turns the raw data card from your CPAP machine into a clear, private
dashboard — nightly AHI, usage, event composition, leak, pressure, and per-night
waveforms. This guide takes you from sign-up to your first dashboard.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Apnealytics is a tracking and coaching tool, not a medical or diagnostic device.
> It is excellent for watching trends over time — bring those trends to your
> clinician rather than diagnosing or changing your prescription from them.

## What you'll need

> [card] A ResMed machine
>
> A ResMed AirSense or AirCurve. Support for other brands is in testing but not
> yet available — see [Importing data](https://help.apnealytics.com/guides/importing-data.md).

> [card] The SD card + a reader
>
> The SD card from the side of your machine, and an SD card reader for your
> phone or computer.

## Set up and import

**1. Create an account or sign in**

Go to the sign-in page and enter your email. You can sign in with a
**magic link** (we email you a one-time link — always available) or, once
you've set one, an **email and password**. No credit card is needed to start.

**2. Take the SD card out of your machine**

Power the machine down, pop the SD card out of the slot on its side, and put
it into your card reader. The whole card — not a single file — is what
Apnealytics reads.

**3. Upload the card**

Open **Imports** and select the SD card's folder. Your browser uploads the
files directly to secure storage, so even a multi-gigabyte card uploads fine.
Keep the tab open until it finishes. See
[Importing data](https://help.apnealytics.com/guides/importing-data.md) for the details.

**4. Let it process**

Apnealytics reads the card's small nightly summary file and turns it into one
row per night. This is quick — the import page updates as it goes.

**5. Open your dashboard**

When the import finishes, head to the **Dashboard**. Your therapy history is
now charted.

## Reading your first dashboard

Your dashboard leads with the numbers clinicians watch most:

> [accordion] AHI — your headline number
>
> The Apnea-Hypopnea Index is the average number of breathing events per hour.
> Apnealytics bands each night GREAT, MILD, MODERATE, or HIGH, and breaks the
> number into obstructive, central, and hypopnea events on the Explore views.
> Full detail in [Understanding AHI](https://help.apnealytics.com/guides/understanding-ahi.md).

> [accordion] Usage & adherence
>
> How long you wore the mask each night, and how you track against the common
> 4-hour / 70%-of-nights benchmark.

> [accordion] Leak, pressure & composition
>
> Nightly leak, the pressure your machine delivered, and the make-up of your
> events. Each is explained in [Metrics explained](https://help.apnealytics.com/guides/metrics-explained.md).

> [!TIP]
>
> New to the vocabulary? The in-app **Knowledge Hub** has short, plain-language
> articles on AHI, mask seal, leak, adherence, and equipment care.

## Where to next

> [card] [Import your data](https://help.apnealytics.com/guides/importing-data.md)
>
> Pulling the card, what gets read, and troubleshooting.

> [card] [Understand AHI](https://help.apnealytics.com/guides/understanding-ahi.md)
>
> The bands and sub-indices behind the headline number.

> [card] [Metrics explained](https://help.apnealytics.com/guides/metrics-explained.md)
>
> Usage, leak, pressure, oximetry, and waveforms.

> [card] [Accounts & privacy](https://help.apnealytics.com/guides/accounts-privacy.md)
>
> Sign-in, health sync, export, and deleting your account.


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