# First Steps

You are completely new to Steadybit? Excellent, this section is just right for you! Below you find useful instructions to make your start as smooth as possible.

## Start using Steadybit

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Want to explore Steadybit without installing anything? Use the [built-in sample data](/quick-start/sample-data.md) to explore Steadybit.

If you don't want to get started on your own system, you can also use the [sample application on Minikube or AWS EKS](/quick-start/deploy-example-application.md).
{% endhint %}

1. [Sign up for a new account](https://signup.steadybit.com/) for your own Steadybit tenant
2. [Install agents and extensions](/quick-start/set-up-agents.md) to discover your system *or* use [built-in sample data](/quick-start/sample-data.md) to explore Steadybit
3. Start using Steadybit by [designing and running your first experiment](/quick-start/run-experiment.md)

## Looking for more advanced steps?

If you feel comfortable and want to take the next steps, how about the following:

* [How to install more agents](/install-and-configure/install-agent.md)
* [Invite more users and group them to teams](/install-and-configure/manage-teams-and-users.md)
* [Structure your system by setting up Environments](/install-and-configure/manage-environments.md)


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.steadybit.com/quick-start/getting-started.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.
