# Quickstart Welcome to Pi! To get started, first please follow these steps: 1. [Create an account](https://console.hyper.sh/register) 2. [Generate an API credential and configure the CLI](/pi-docs/quickstart/install-cli.md) You’re now ready to start to explore Pi! * [Launch your first pod](/pi-docs/quickstart/launch-your-first-pod.md) * [Understand the network](/pi-docs/quickstart/understand-the-network.md) * [Use volume for persistent data](/pi-docs/quickstart/use-volume-for-stateful-workload.md) > **Note on getting help** If you get stuck at any point in this guide there are multiple ways to get support. The easiest and quickest is to use the chat window in bottom right of the web console. We try to answer all support requests within 24 hours. You can also post in [the forum](https://forum.hyper.sh/) or contact us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/hyper_sh). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://hyperhq.gitbook.io/pi-docs/quickstart.md?ask= ``` 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.