> ## Documentation index
>
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://andesine.app/docs/llms.txt
> Use it to find all pages before you explore further.

# Quickstart

> Create an account and a workspace, write your first entry, and publish it.

This guide takes about five minutes. At the end, you have a workspace with a published entry that the API, a site, or an AI app can read.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an account">
    Go to [andesine.app](https://andesine.app/) and select **Sign up**. Continue with Google, GitHub, or your email address. With email, Andesine sends you a one-time code; there is no password.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a workspace">
    Type a **Workspace name** and select **Continue**. The workspace is where your team, content, and settings live. A new workspace starts on the Free plan.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Look at the example content">
    The **Getting started** collection in the explorer has example entries. They show schemas, components, links, and publishing. Read them, change them, or delete the collection when you are done.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a collection and an entry">
    In the explorer, select **New collection** and name it, for example `Guides`. Then select **New entry** (⌘E) and type a title.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write">
    Type in the editor. Type `/` to add headings, lists, tables, code blocks, images, and components. Markdown shortcuts such as `## ` and `- ` also work. Andesine saves your changes automatically.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish">
    Open the menu of the collection and select **Enable publishing**. Then open the menu of the entry and select **Publish current**. The entry's current version is now on the **Published** channel.
  </Step>
</Steps>

![The explorer with the menu of a collection open and the Enable publishing item selected.](https://andesine.app/docs/_andesine/assets/29b25282c33ef88dfb922e91f2578829040f92a1f34671b0913c1a437877e5cf.webp)

## What happens when you publish

Your edits change the current version of an entry. Publishing assigns a version to a channel, and readers of that channel see only that version. Later edits stay in the current version until you publish again. The **Publishing** panel on the right lists all pending changes, so you can review and publish them together.

## Next steps

- Read published content with the [API and SDK](https://andesine.app/docs/developers/api-overview/).
- Host a documentation site for a collection with [Hosted sites](https://andesine.app/docs/publishing/hosted-sites/).
- [Invite your team](https://andesine.app/docs/workspace-administration/members-and-invitations/).
- [Connect an AI app](https://andesine.app/docs/ai-agents/connect-an-ai-app/) to write and search with AI.
- Learn the [core concepts](https://andesine.app/docs/getting-started/core-concepts/).