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# Get started with Vultisig

Download Vultisig, create a vault, back it up, and send. No seed phrase.

You install the app, create a vault, back it up, then send.\
There is no seed phrase — each device holds a share of the key and no seed phrase exists ever in normal operation.

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Back up the vault before you put money in.**

If a device is lost and you have no backup, there is no recovery. These are your seed phrase equivalents. Read [Backup & Recovery](/getting-started/backup-recovery.md) first.
{% endhint %}

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## Start here

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1. Download</strong></td><td>Install on the devices you will use to sign</td><td><a href="/getting-started/download-install.md">Download Vultisig</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2. Create a vault</strong></td><td>Fast Vault (one device) or Secure Vault (two or more)</td><td><a href="/getting-started/create-vault.md">Create your first Vultisig vault</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>3. Back it up</strong></td><td>Export a share from every device in the vault</td><td><a href="/getting-started/backup-recovery.md">Backup a Vultisig Vault</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>4. First transaction</strong></td><td>Receive, then send a small test</td><td><a href="/getting-started/first-transaction.md">Your first Vultisig transaction</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Which vault?

If you have just one device, start with a [Fast Vault](/app-guide/creating-a-vault/fast-vault.md). Your phone or laptop holds one share; VultiServer holds the other and signs with you. It can never sign alone. Setup takes about a minute.

If you want the highest security, multiple devices to authorize an transaction or an extra device as a fallback, create a [Secure Vault](/app-guide/creating-a-vault/secure-vault.md).\
Two or more devices you control. 2-of-3 is the usual setup: you can lose one device and still sign.

A Fast Vault does not turn into a Secure Vault. If you want the higher threshold later, create a new Secure Vault and move the funds.

**Building with the SDK or CLI?**

* [SDK](/developer-docs/vultisig-sdk.md) — TypeScript for apps, backends, and agents
* [CLI](/developer-docs/vultisig-sdk/cli.md) — scripts and unattended agents

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## Help

Stuck? [FAQ](/help-and-legal/faq.md) or [Discord](https://discord.gg/Cugw9T2NrP).


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