---
title: "Quickstart"
description: "Track your first brand in under 10 minutes — cloud or self-hosted."
---

## Pick a path

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Managed Cloud (recommended)">

The fastest way to start. No infrastructure, no env files.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign up for the cloud">
    Create an account at [app.optumusanalytics.com/sign-up](https://app.optumusanalytics.com/sign-up). All paid plans include a 14-day free trial.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Add your first brand">
    On the onboarding screen, enter your brand name, primary domain, and industry. Optumus Analytics auto-suggests starter prompts based on your industry — you can edit them or accept all.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Wait for the first tracking run">
    The first round of AI engine queries runs automatically and completes in 5–15 minutes. You'll receive an email when results are ready.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Open Answer Engine Insights">
    Once tracking finishes, head to **Insights** in the sidebar. You'll see your initial visibility score, platform breakdown, and the prompts where you're cited (or not).
  </Step>
</Steps>

  </Tab>
  <Tab title="Self-host with Docker">

For teams who want full control and zero per-seat pricing.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Clone the repo and prepare env files">
    ```bash
    git clone https://github.com/optumus/optumus-analytics.git
    cd optimus-analytics
    cp web/.env.example web/.env
    cp server/.env.example server/.env
    ```
    Fill in Supabase URL/keys, at least one AI provider key, and Cloro API key.
    See [Self-host → Env variables](/self-host/env-variables) for the full reference.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Run database migrations">
    ```bash
    cd supabase
    supabase db push
    ```
    Or apply `supabase/migrations/*.sql` manually via the Supabase dashboard.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Start the stack">
    ```bash
    docker compose up -d
    ```
    Web is now on `http://localhost:3000`, API server on `http://localhost`.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Sign up and onboard">
    Open `http://localhost:3000`, create the first user account (becomes org admin), then follow the onboarding flow to add your first brand.
  </Step>
</Steps>

  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## What happens next

After your first tracking run completes, the dashboard fills with data. The most useful first walkthrough:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Read your visibility score" icon="gauge-high" href="/guides/answer-engine-insights">
    Understand what the score means and how it's calculated.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Review citations" icon="quote-left" href="/guides/citations">
    See which third-party URLs AI engines trust to talk about you.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Find content gaps" icon="magnifying-glass-chart" href="/guides/content-optimization">
    Generate AI content briefs to close visibility gaps.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Add competitors" icon="users" href="/guides/competitors">
    Benchmark your AI presence against named rivals.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
**Got stuck?** Open an issue at [github.com/optumus/optumus-analytics/issues](https://github.com/optumus/optumus-analytics/issues) — we read every report.
</Tip>
