# Get Started Everything you need to get up and running with Collate — from setup to your first data exploration. ## Start Here What Collate is, how the platform is organized, and the key concepts every user should know. Prerequisites and SaaS setup guide to prepare your environment. ## Let's Get Started Choose your ingestion method — Collate SaaS, Hybrid Runner, or Local Agent. Run your first metadata ingestion to populate the catalog with assets and lineage. Add team members, assign roles, and organise users into teams. A guided tour of Collate 2.0's core capabilities — AI, discovery, governance, and more. ## Platform Platform Health, Services, Action Required, Pending Approvals, and adoption metrics. Native Mac and Windows app with Collate AI Chat and full catalog access.