Getting started on Qortal has never been easier. Thanks to the creation of 'Qortal Hub', the new interface for Qortal from the Qortal Development Group (thanks @phil for his amazing work in initiating the effort), many of the previous 'difficulties' and 'barriers to entry' have been either removed or dramatically reduced.

The quickest way to get started on Qortal, is to access Qortal Hub. There are multiple ways to accomplish this.

There are now methods to access and utilize Qortal without installing anything at all. Thanks to CHD (https://crowetic.com) and Qortal Hub, users may now access and utilize the network with no installation requried.. (NOTE - As Qortal is meant to be a completely decentralized platform, it is still highly recommended for each user to install both Qortal Hub and Qortal Core locally on their own computers, however, in order to get the users started quickly, hosted access methods provided allow immediate access and use of the network. Keep in mind, however, that if a user publishes data on a public node, there is no guarantee that the published data will be kept for any specific period of time, and if the data doesn't get picked up by another node, it could potentially be lost. This is not possible while running your own node, as you are in full control over every aspect of what takes place on that node. Hosted access methods are there for a convenience feature, and are NOT meant to be utilzed as a primary access method to the Qortal Network.

Access https://go.qortal.link on any mobile device and you will have a fully functional usable Qortal Go interface, with redundant hosted nodes pre-configured and ready to use. Qortal Go may also be installed on the device as a 'PWA' or Progressive Web App, making it appear to be an installed application on the device. To do this, simply access the link above, and click 'Add to Home Screen' or 'Install' depending on the device. Note - iOS users must access with Safari browser, then click 'share' and 'Add to Home Screen' to install Qortal Go PWA.

Access https://hub.qortal.link on any Desktop computer, and obtain immediate access to a fully functional Qortal installation with redundant public nodes provided by CHD. Qortal Hub PWA is also possible on desktop devices, but is not preferred over simply installing the desktop version of Qortal Hub.

Qortal Go is also released in Android Native App format. It is NOT available on the Google Play store for multiple reasons, however it is available to download and install from the Qortal Git repository, and the Qortal Gitea private git mirror - https://github.com/Qortal/qortal-mobile/releases/latest/download/qortal.apk

Qortal Hub is also available (and preferred) in native app format, installable on all major OSs. Find your link on https://qortal.dev or https://github.com/Qortal/Qortal-Hub/releases/latest (all available versions) and install.

NOTE - Qortal Hub is not like the legacy Qortal UI, Qortal Hub utilizes 'public nodes' by default. Public nodes make it so that no installation of the Qortal Core is required to utilize Qortal. However, as mentioned above, running a Qortal node is the preferred method of accessing Qortal, and is the only way that you can ensure you have full control over all aspects of your published data. Running your own Qortal Core and Hub installation is the only guaranteed method of accessing the network that eliminates all aspects of Web 2.0 ('The Internet') and therefore will be the only method for accessing Qortal once the network is able to completely detach itself from the existing internet. (Which is actually going to be able to start taking place very soon, as Reticulum, the new communications and Mesh Networking protocol, is in development and will be reaching testing phase very soon. This will start the process of completely decoupling from the ISPs, and removal of 'the internet' completely from the requirements of Qortal. This of course will take time.)

Qortal Hub provides built-in tutorial videos for all of the primary portions of the application. From account creation to making use of the primary features to obtaining QORT via Q-Trade, videos exist to walk the users through these tasks. If ever in doubt on what to do, simply click the '?' icon at the bottom right of Qortal Hub, and videos explaining whatever section you are on upon clicking that icon, will come up and instruct you on the methods to complete whatever task.

Thanks to Qortal Justin for his efforts in creation of these videos and guiding the community toward a better overall understanding!

The following is left for historic data and while it still applies in many ways, it is not the most updated method of starting quickly on Qortal. Please read the information above and review the built-in videos on Qortal Hub to get started quickly and join the Qortal Revolution.

Please read the Qortal 101 page! A little effort is required to take part in Qortal. Studying the available information not only helps you get up to speed, but also be able to help answer other people’s questions. We need all the help we can get if we want more adoption and helping onboard newcomers will be an infinite task!

Please be sure to read the Important Notices section on the wiki!

Remember, when in doubt, did you check the wiki out? There is a search bar at the top that you can use to browse the wiki. If you have any comments or suggestions for the wiki, feel free to reach out to G Factor and we'll take your ideas into consideration!

#1: Setup a Node (go to the Node Setup Guides section or buy on pre-built at www.crowetic.com)

#2: Configure Port Forwarding

#3: Be sure to properly secure your account: Account Setup & Recovery

The following are optional:

NOTE - registering a name is no longer optional for minting, along with joining the MINTER group upon requesting to the minter admins. Also, name registration is REQUIRED for all PUBLISHING to QDN. Any public or private data, including Q-Mail messages, websites, applications, blog posts, pictures or files in Q-Chat, and more, ALL REQUIRE A NAME. You may purchase QORT utilizing the Trade Portal or the new Qortal Browser Extension, then register a name for 1.25 QORT.

The Qortal Chromium Extension allows access to Qortal without requiring a node to be run on your machine. If you would like more information about the Qortal Chromium Extension please visit https://qortal.dev

#1: Register a name by following the How To Register A Name guide (this is required if setting up a data node).

#2: Review Minting Overview if minting interests you - it’s is OPTIONAL but rewards you with QORT in exchange for helping support the network. You will then be redirected to the Becoming A Minter guide.

#3: Review the Trade Portal Overview if you'd like to trade third party coin for QORT. You will then be redirected to the How To Use The Trade Portal guide.

#4: Setup a data node: How To Host Your Public Data. You will then be redirected to the How to Setup A Gateway Node if that interests you.