> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vessl.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Create a new model
## Creating a model repository
The VESSL Model repository is a place to manage and store models. You can create a model repository by clicking the `New Model Repository` button on the model repository page or using CLI.
1. **Create a model repository using the web console**:
* Click the `New model repository` button on the model repository page.
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* Click the `Create` button with name and descriptions filled in the dialog.
2. **Create a model repository using CLI**:
```bash theme={null}
vessl model-repository create
```
* Fill in the required information in the interactive mode.
```bash theme={null}
Organization:
Model repository name: my-first-research
```
* The model repository will be created.
```bash theme={null}
Created 'my-first-research'.
For more info: https://vessl.ai/YOUR_ORG/models/my-first-research
```
## Creating a model from CLI
1. Run the following command to create a model in the repository in interactive
mode. You can also create a repository on the way.
```bash theme={null}
vessl model create
```
2. Fill in the required information in the interactive mode.
```bash theme={null}
Organization: demo-docs
Project: helloworld
[?] Model repository: my-first-research
> my-first-research
[?] Source: From local files
From an experiment (will be deprecated)
> From local files
```
3. The model will be created.
```bash theme={null}
Created 'my-first-research-1'.
For more info: https://vessl.ai/YOUR_ORGANIZATION/models/my-first-research/1
```
## Upload your data
1. In terminal, head out to the directory where your data is stored.
2. Run the following command to upload your data to the model repository.
```bash theme={null}
vessl model upload
```
3. Fill in the required information in the interactive mode.
```bash theme={null}
Organization: demo-docs
[?] Model repository: my-first-research
> my-first-research
[?] Model: 1
> 1
Source path: .
Destination path [/]:
```
4. The data will be uploaded and you can see it through the web console.
```bash theme={null}
Uploaded . to /.
```
5. You can view the uploaded filed on `Files` tab. You can also add files or directories on the same page.