get-started.mdx

title	Getting Started
description	Set up Manifest and start routing
icon	rocket

Prerequisites

None. You'll create your account in the setup step below. Docker installed on your machine.

Setup

Create an account at [app.manifest.build](https://app.manifest.build). Open the Workspace page and create a new agent. The dashboard shows setup instructions with everything pre-filled. Follow the steps to add Manifest as a provider in your agent and restart it. ```bash bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mnfst/manifest/main/docker/install.sh) ```

    The installer downloads the compose file, generates a secret, and brings up the stack. Give it about 30 seconds to boot.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Create your admin account">
    Go to [http://localhost:3001](http://localhost:3001) and sign up. The first account you create becomes the admin — no demo credentials are pre-seeded.
  </Step>
</Steps>

See the full [Self-hosted guide](/self-hosted) for the manual install path, provider setup, custom ports, and environment variables.

Verify

Open [app.manifest.build](https://app.manifest.build), connect a provider on the Routing page, then send a test request to your agent. It should appear on the Messages page within seconds. Open [http://localhost:3001](http://localhost:3001), connect a provider on the Routing page, then send a test request. It should appear on the Messages page within seconds. See the [Self-hosted guide](/self-hosted#verify) for the exact verify command.

Usage data is recorded each time a request is routed through manifest/auto.