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title: Quickstart
slug: /quick-start
description: The easiest way to deploy and use OpenMetadata
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# Quickstart

Just getting started? This is the right place 🚀

In this section we are going to guide you through the installation and first steps of using OpenMetadata.

We have two approaches to start exploring:

{% inlineCalloutContainer %}

{% inlineCallout
    icon="celebration"
    bold="Try OpenMetadata in Docker"
    href="/quick-start/local-deployment" %}
Get OpenMetadata up and running locally in under 5 minutes!
{% /inlineCallout %}

{% inlineCallout
    icon="open_in_new"
    bold="Try the OpenMetadata Sandbox"
    href="/quick-start/sandbox" %}
Interact with a sample installation with 0 setup.
{% /inlineCallout %}

{% /inlineCalloutContainer %}