# Getting started
To get started with LXD, see the documentation in this section.
How to install and initialize LXD:
* [Install LXD](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/installing/index.html.md)
* [Initialize LXD](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/initialize/index.html.md)
How to access the UI and the local, offline copy of the documentation:
* [Access the UI](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/access_ui/index.html.md)
* [Access documentation locally](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/access_documentation/index.html.md)
In addition, the following clip gives a quick and easy introduction for standard use cases:
You can also find a series of demos and tutorials on YouTube:
## Related topics
Tutorial:
- [First steps with LXD](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/tutorial/first_steps/index.html.md#first-steps)
Explanation:
- [Containers and VMs](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/explanation/instances/index.html.md#containers-and-vms)
Reference:
- [Requirements](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/requirements/index.html.md#requirements)
- [Releases and snap](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/releases-snap/index.html.md#ref-releases-snap)