> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: /help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Your first campaign in about 10 minutes.

Kerux puts every channel in one place: a campaign can invite and message contacts on LinkedIn, follow up by email and WhatsApp, and call your other tools at any step. Most people start on LinkedIn, so these steps begin there; you add email and WhatsApp later (see [Next steps](#next-steps)).

**1. Create your account**

Go to [usekerux.com](https://www.usekerux.com) and click **Start free trial**. Sign in with Google, with a code sent to your email, or with a password. Kerux creates your first workspace.

**2. Connect a LinkedIn account**

Click **Connect accounts** in the left menu, then **Connect LinkedIn account**. See [Connect a LinkedIn account](/help/getting-started/connect-linkedin.md) for the three ways to do it.

**3. Add your contacts**

Click **Contacts**, then **Import**. Upload a CSV or Excel file, or paste rows from a spreadsheet. You only need a LinkedIn profile URL per person. See [Import contacts](/help/getting-started/import-leads.md).

**4. Create a campaign**

Click **Campaigns**, then **New campaign**. Choose **Build it myself** (from scratch, from a template or from a signal) or **Create with AI** (part of Pro and Agency, and the free trial), then edit the steps and messages. See [Create a campaign](/help/campaigns/create-a-campaign.md).

**5. Launch it**

Click **+ Add contacts** on the campaign's start box, choose your list, and read the **Preflight** check. Fix anything marked in red, then click **Launch**. See [Launch a campaign](/help/campaigns/launch.md).

On **Home**, **Get started with Kerux** shows these steps as a row of circles: the ones you've done are ticked, and the first one left shows its button and help article. Click any circle to see its button.

> [!TIP]
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> A LinkedIn account sends for real as soon as a campaign uses it (there is no dry run), always within safe limits and warm-up. To check a campaign first, rehearse it on yourself: see [Try a campaign without sending](/help/account-safety/dry-run.md).

## Next steps

* **Add more channels** (part of Pro and Agency): connect an [email inbox](/help/getting-started/connect-email.md) or a [WhatsApp number](/help/getting-started/connect-whatsapp.md) (paid add-ons), then fill in **Settings > Sending rules**: campaign emails need your postal address (see [Sending rules and consent](/help/campaigns/sending-rules-and-consent.md)).
* **Answer replies**: every conversation with your contacts, on every connected channel, is in the [Inbox](/help/inbox/use-the-inbox.md).
* **Follow your deals**: contacts who reply or book a meeting move on the [Pipeline](/help/leads/pipeline.md) by themselves.
* **Use Kerux on your phone**: install the [phone app](/help/getting-started/phone-app.md) on your home screen and get a notification when a contact replies.
* **Find your way**: see [Find your way around](/help/getting-started/find-your-way.md).


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