---
title: "Quick Start Guide"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/quick-start-guide/
description: "Get Started with the Catalyst Slate service by following the step-by-step processess involved in deployment and monitoring the deployment."
last_updated: 2025-09-30T12:40:13Z
service: Slate
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Create Catalyst Project"
    url: /en/getting-started/catalyst-projects/#create-a-catalyst-project
  - name: "Deploy from Private Git Repository"
    url: /en/slate/help/git-integration/deploy-from-private-repository
  - name: "Deploy from Public Git Repository"
    url: /en/slate/help/git-integration/deploy-from-public-repository
  - name: "Deploy Slate Templates"
    url: /en/slate/help/git-integration/deploy-template
  - name: "Deploy by Direct Upload"
    url: /en/slate/help/direct-upload
  - name: "Deploy from CLI"
    url: /en/slate/help/deploy-from-cli
---

# Quick Start Guide

1. **Create a Catalyst project**:

Access the [Catalyst console](https://console.catalyst.zoho.com/baas/index) to [create a new project](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/getting-started/catalyst-projects/#create-a-catalyst-project). After the project creation is done, you will be able to access the [Catalyst Slate service](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate) in the console. [Learn more about other Catalyst services](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/). 

2. **Create a Deployment**: 

You can initiate a deployment in Slate using any of the following methods: 

**Integrate with Git repository**: You can integrate your Git accounts ([GitHub](https://github.com/), [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/), or [Bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/product/)) with Catalyst to deploy source code directly from your private repository to Slate, and you can also enable the **Auto-Deploy** feature from the console, so that any changes pushed to the connected repository will trigger an automatic deployment in Slate. [Learn more about this deployment method](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/git-integration/deploy-from-private-repository). 

You can also deploy from any public Git repository by simply providing the repository link in the Catalyst console. [Learn more about this deployment method](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/git-integration/deploy-from-public-repository). 

> **Note:** To test the waters instantly, you can choose a ready-made template from our Starter template library, push the code to your private repository, and then deploy the application in Slate. [Learn more about this deployment method](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/git-integration/deploy-template)

**Direct upload**: You can upload your client application directly with all the necessary files compressed as a zip to the Catalyst console. You can learn more about this deployment method from [this help page](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/direct-upload). 

**Deploy via CLI**: You can also deploy your application by executing commands from the Catalyst CLI. [Learn more about deploying via CLI](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/deploy-from-cli).

3. **Monitor and Manage Deployments** :

After you have created a deployment using Slate, you can view the live build logs of the deployment in the Catalyst console. You can also collectively view all the deployments of an application in the **Deployment History** section. [Learn more about monitoring and managing deployments](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/monitor-deployment). 

You can also [rollback to a previous deployment](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/rollback-deployment) and or manually [sync the latest commit](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/slate/help/fix-failed-deployment) in case of failed deployments, directly from the Catalyst console.