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title: Getting Started
description: Get started with Trippy.
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---

import { Steps } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

The following steps will guide you through the process of installing and running Trippy.

<Steps>

1. Install Trippy:

   ```shell
   cargo install trippy --locked
   ```

   See the [installation guide](/start/installation/) for details of how to install Trippy on your system.


2. Run Trippy:

   To run an `ICMP` trace to `example.com`, use the following command:

   ```shell
   sudo trip example.com
   ```

   See the [usage examples](/guides/usage/) and the [CLI reference](/reference/cli/) for details of how to use Trippy.  To use Trippy without elevated privileges, see the [privileges guide](/guides/privileges/).

3. Customize the key bindings, theme and columns:

   See the [key bindings reference](/reference/bindings/), [theme reference](/reference/theme/) and [column reference](/reference/column/) for details of how to customize the appearance and behavior of Trippy.

   These settings can be made permanent by adding them to the Trippy configuration file, see the [configuration reference](/reference/configuration/) for details.

4. Review the tracing recommendations:

   To get the most out of Trippy, review the [recommended tracing settings](/guides/recommendation/) for guidance on how to configure Trippy for different types of analysis.

</Steps>

Happy tracing!
