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

# Quickstart

> The shortest path to RubixKube. Create an account, connect an environment, and ask your first question.

Three steps to get productive. Each one links out to the page that covers it in depth.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/rubixkube/vcrcLHnsfAfdbq9A/images/platform/login.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=vcrcLHnsfAfdbq9A&q=85&s=f4a88c7dc16301fdc4f0837fe110e063" alt="RubixKube welcome screen at console.rubixkube.ai with options to log in with email, GitHub, or Google, next to an example spike-detected card." width="3600" height="2260" data-path="images/platform/login.png" />

  <Caption>Sign in at [console.rubixkube.ai](https://console.rubixkube.ai) with email, GitHub, or Google to start your workspace.</Caption>
</Frame>

<Steps titleSize="h3">
  <Step title="Create your account">
    Sign up at [console.rubixkube.ai](https://console.rubixkube.ai) using email, GitHub, or Google. Already have an account? Just [log in](https://console.rubixkube.ai).

    The free tier covers one environment, up to five monitored apps, and ten investigations per month. See [Pricing](https://rubixkube.ai/pricing) for higher tiers.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect an environment">
    RubixKube needs something to observe. Pick the environment you want to start with and run the install.

    <Card title="Connect your environment" icon="plug" href="/getting-started/connect-your-environment">
      Full install flow for Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, and Linux VMs. Five to ten minutes.
    </Card>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ask your first question">
    Once the environment card shows **Healthy**, open **Chat** in the console and try:

    ```
    What is the health of the payments service?
    Which resources restarted most in the last 24 hours?
    Any hosts running above 80% memory right now?
    ```

    Answers come with cited evidence. Investigations worth escalating surface in **Insights** as RCA reports.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Where to go next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Monitor infrastructure health" icon="heart-pulse" href="/tutorials/monitor-infrastructure-health">
    Set up the dashboard, insights, and notifications for your team.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Understand the concepts" icon="brain-circuit" href="/concepts/how-rubixkube-works">
    Site Reliability Intelligence, the Agent Mesh, and the OPEL loop.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Invite your team" icon="users" href="/using/workspace">
    Roles, workspaces, and collaboration.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Need help?" icon="life-ring" href="mailto:connect@rubixkube.ai">
    Email [connect@rubixkube.ai](mailto:connect@rubixkube.ai) with your tenant ID. A human engineer will respond.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>