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import { LuLayoutDashboard, LuBlocks, LuServer, LuBookOpen } from 'react-icons/lu';
import { SiPython, SiTypescript } from 'react-icons/si';

# Quickstart

Pick the path that matches how you want to build. Build visually in your IDE, or drop
RocketRide into your app with a code-first SDK, each path takes you from zero to a running
pipeline.

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<a className="rr-side-card" href="/evaluate/use-cases">
  <span className="rr-side-card__head"><LuBookOpen className="rr-card-icon" /><span className="rr-side-card__title">Use cases & walkthroughs</span></span>
  <span className="rr-side-card__body">End-to-end walkthroughs: build a pipeline in the IDE, then integrate it with an SDK.</span>
</a>

<a className="rr-side-card" href="/evaluate/use-cases#build-a-pipeline-in-your-ide">
  <span className="rr-side-card__head"><LuLayoutDashboard className="rr-card-icon" /><span className="rr-side-card__title">Build in your IDE</span></span>
  <span className="rr-side-card__body">Install the extension, deploy a local runtime, and wire up your first pipeline on the visual canvas.</span>
</a>

<a className="rr-side-card" href="/develop/python">
  <span className="rr-side-card__head"><SiPython className="rr-card-icon" /><span className="rr-side-card__title">Python SDK</span></span>
  <span className="rr-side-card__body"><code>pip install rocketride</code> and run a pipeline from Python in a few lines.</span>
</a>

<a className="rr-side-card" href="/develop/typescript">
  <span className="rr-side-card__head"><SiTypescript className="rr-card-icon" /><span className="rr-side-card__title">TypeScript SDK</span></span>
  <span className="rr-side-card__body"><code>npm install rocketride</code> and integrate pipelines into your Node.js or browser app.</span>
</a>

<a className="rr-side-card" href="/nodes">
  <span className="rr-side-card__head"><LuBlocks className="rr-card-icon" /><span className="rr-side-card__title">Browse nodes</span></span>
  <span className="rr-side-card__body">50+ ready-to-use nodes: LLM providers, vector stores, OCR, NER, and more.</span>
</a>

<a className="rr-side-card" href="/self-hosting">
  <span className="rr-side-card__head"><LuServer className="rr-card-icon" /><span className="rr-side-card__title">Deploy a server</span></span>
  <span className="rr-side-card__body">Run locally, on-premises with Docker, or one-click deploy to RocketRide Cloud.</span>
</a>

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## New to RocketRide?

Start with **[Build in your IDE](/evaluate/use-cases#build-a-pipeline-in-your-ide)**, it
installs the extension, spins up a local runtime, and walks you through a `Chat → LLM`
pipeline you can run in minutes. Once you have a pipeline, the
**[SDK walkthrough](/evaluate/use-cases#integrate-a-pipeline-with-an-sdk)** shows how to run
it from your own [Python](/develop/python) or [TypeScript](/develop/typescript) application.