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

# Quickstart

> Install Tell, start the server, and see your data flowing in under a minute.

## Get Running

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl -sSfL https://tell.rs | bash
    ```

    This installs a single binary with everything included — server, CLI, TUI, and MCP server.

    <Accordion title="Build from source">
      Requires Rust 1.80+ and Cargo:

      ```bash theme={null}
      git clone https://github.com/tell-rs/tell.git
      cd tell
      cargo install --path crates/tell
      ```
    </Accordion>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Initialize">
    ```bash theme={null}
    tell init
    ```

    Creates a `tell-config.toml` in your current directory with sensible defaults.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start">
    ```bash theme={null}
    tell run
    ```

    Tell is running. That's it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## See Live Data

Open a new terminal and start streaming:

```bash theme={null}
tell tail
```

In another terminal, send some test events:

```bash theme={null}
tell test
```

Watch the events flow through in real-time. `tell tail` supports filters, sampling, and regex matching — see [Live Tail](/tools/live-tail) for details.

## Connect Your Data

### SDKs

Ingest events and logs from your apps:

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="JavaScript / TypeScript" icon="js" href="/tracking/sdks/javascript">
    Node.js, browsers, React, Next.js
  </Card>

  <Card title="Go" icon="golang" href="/tracking/sdks/go">
    Backend services
  </Card>

  <Card title="Swift" icon="swift" href="/tracking/sdks/swift">
    iOS, macOS
  </Card>

  <Card title="Flutter" icon="mobile" href="/tracking/sdks/flutter">
    Cross-platform mobile
  </Card>

  <Card title="Rust" icon="rust" href="/tracking/sdks/rust">
    Rust services
  </Card>

  <Card title="C++" icon="c" href="/tracking/sdks/cpp">
    Native applications
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Plugins

Pull data from external services:

```bash theme={null}
tell plugin install github
```

See what's available:

```bash theme={null}
tell plugin list
```

For configuration and all available integrations, see [Integrations](/tracking/integrations/overview).

## Query with AI

Add your LLM API key to `tell-config.toml` and restart Tell:

```bash theme={null}
tell run
```

Log in and start asking questions:

```bash theme={null}
tell login
tell ask "what's happening with my signups this week?"
```

Or use the web interface or desktop app for a visual experience.

<Note>
  **Tell Cloud** is a managed version of Tell — same SDKs, same data model, same query API. No infrastructure to manage. Coming soon at [tell.rs](https://tell.rs).
</Note>

## What's next

* [What to Track](/getting-started/what-to-track) — choosing between events, logs, and snapshots
* [Events & Properties](/tracking/events-and-properties) — the full event model
* [Self-hosting](/running-tell/self-hosting) — production deployment with ClickHouse, systemd, and TLS
* [Pipeline Configuration](/pipeline/configuration) — customize routing, transforms, and sinks