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# QuickStart Guide

Example workflow for running ax for the first time 

1. [Configure](/overview/quickstart-guide-1/configure-ax-controller.md) Ax Controller: `ax configure --run`
2. [Deploy](/overview/quickstart-guide-1/deploy-instances.md) an instance or a fleet of instances: `ax init <name>`  or `ax fleet <name> -i <number>`
3. [Run Scans](/overview/quickstart-guide-1/run-scans.md): `ax scan ips.txt -m nmap <arg1> <arg2> ...`
4. [Teardown](/overview/quickstart-guide-1/teardown-instances.md) instances when finished `ax rm <name>`