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Welcome to LocalAI! This section takes you from a fresh install to a working chat, a working API call, and your first customized model. Follow the pages in order the first time through; each one builds on the previous.

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See the [Installation guide]({{% relref "getting-started/install" %}}) first. Docker is the recommended installation method for most users. {{% /notice %}}

The path

1. Install LocalAI (see the [Installation guide]({{% relref "getting-started/install" %}})).
2. [Quickstart]({{% relref "getting-started/quickstart" %}}) - start LocalAI, install your first model, and get your first chat reply from both the web interface and the API.
3. [Install and run models]({{% relref "getting-started/models" %}}) - the different ways to install models (gallery, Hugging Face, OCI, local files) and run them.
4. [Try it out]({{% relref "getting-started/try-it-out" %}}) - copy-paste examples for every OpenAI-compatible endpoint (chat, vision, functions, audio, images, embeddings).
5. [Customize models]({{% relref "getting-started/customize-model" %}}) - edit model configuration and prompt templates to tune behavior.
6. [Troubleshooting]({{% relref "getting-started/troubleshooting" %}}) - fixes for the most common install and startup problems.

Once you have a model answering, the [Build your first agent]({{% relref "getting-started/first-agent" %}}) walkthrough shows how to turn that model into an autonomous agent that can use tools.