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title: Getting started
summary: Basic instructions for getting started with Fastly services.
url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started
---

- [Concepts](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started/concepts/) - Concepts are a collection of guides that introduce you to core ideas essential to understanding content delivery networks (CDNs) and Fastly.
- [Domains](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started/domains/) - These articles provide basic, essential information and instructions for bringing your domains to Fastly.
- [Hosts](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started/hosts/) - These articles provide basic, essential information and instructions for connecting hosts, also referred to as a backends or origins, to Fastly.
- [Navigating Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started/navigating-fastly/) - These articles describe key features of the Fastly web interface controls that help you navigate Fastly.
- [Services](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started/services/) - These articles provide basic, essential information and instructions for working with services.