# Quick Start

### **Desktop App**

**macOS, Windows, Linux**

The quickest way to start contributing is through our official desktop client:

1. [Download](https://download.w.ai) the latest w\.ai client.
2. Launch the application and follow the onboarding steps.
3. Begin contributing immediately once setup is complete.

### **CLI**

**Linux (Ubuntu 24.04)**

To get started with the CLI, run our installer shell script:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://app.w.ai/install.sh | bash
```

**Windows (Powershell)**

```powershell
iwr -useb https://app.w.ai/install.ps1 | iex
```

**macOS (Terminal)**

```bash
curl -fsSL https://app.w.ai/install.sh | bash
```

After that, you can run

```bash
wai help
```

To get an overview of the commands.

Review [w.ai CLI Guide](/w.ai-cli-guide.md) for more details.

You can view and generate auth keys (for the CLI) or developer keys (for our OpenAI compatible endpoints) from <https://app.w.ai/dashboard>

### Docker

**Linux with Docker/Podman**

For containerized environments, we provide optimized Docker images:

```bash
docker pull wdotai/wai:latest

# Example with CUDA
docker run --gpus all \
           -v ~/.wombo:/root/.wombo \
           -e W_AI_API_KEY=your_key_here \
           wdotai/wai:latest run
```

See [w.ai CLI Guide](/w.ai-cli-guide.md#docker) for detailed instructions


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