# Getting started

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Before getting started working with Terrastories, you may want to first check out the [Terrastories demo](/overview/terrastories-demo.md) and the [FAQs](/overview/faqs.md).
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You might be wondering how you can get started using Terrastories, or just to try it out without committing to setting up your own Terrastories server.&#x20;

Digital Democracy does maintain an online Terrastories server at [**our.terrastories.app**](https://our.terrastories.app). There are a number of Indigenous and other communities actively using this server. You can also explore any public-facing stories from this server at [**explore.terrastories.app**](https://explore.terrastories.app/).

Currently, we don't have open registration to create your own account on this server, because we are paying for it, and we don't have a clear way to charge for usage (yet).

If you would like to request a community account on our server, even if just to try out the application, please [write to us ](mailto:info@digital-democracy.org)and briefly let us know how you plan to use the online server. We'd be happy to create an account for you.

<figure><img src="/files/ZU0xmbySjqqTB8gMFEGr" alt=""><figcaption><p>Login screen at https://our.terrastories.app</p></figcaption></figure>


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# 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://docs.terrastories.app/overview/getting-started.md?ask=<question>
```

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.
