# Quickstart

> Sign in to Nodaro Cloud with Google, use your free credits, copy a template or tutorial into your account, run it and download the finished result.

Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/quickstart

This **quickstart** takes you from sign-in to a finished result on Nodaro Cloud. You sign in with Google, copy a ready-made workflow into your account, run it and download what it makes. You need no setup and no credit card: the free credits of a new account pay for the run.

This page uses Nodaro Cloud at [app.nodaro.ai](https://app.nodaro.ai). To run Nodaro on your own server, start with the [self-hosting quickstart](https://nodaro.ai/docs/self-hosting/quickstart) instead.

## What you do

| Step | Where | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sign in | [app.nodaro.ai](https://app.nodaro.ai) | Free |
| Choose a template or a tutorial | The **Explore** tab of the home screen | Free |
| Copy it into your account | **Clone & customize** or **Run tutorial** | Free |
| Run it | **Execute workflow** in the editor | The credits of each node, shown before you run |
| Download the result | The last node, or **My Files** | Free |

## Make your first result

### Sign in

Open [app.nodaro.ai](https://app.nodaro.ai) and click **Continue with Google**. Your first sign-in creates your Nodaro Cloud account.

### Check your free credits

A new account gets a one-time grant of 1,500 credits, and your balance shows in the sidebar. In most cases the credits are added the first time you open the app. If a banner at the top of the home screen asks you to activate them, follow it. [Free credits](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/free-credits) explains every case.

### Open the Explore tab

The home screen has two tabs. **Continue** holds your own workflows, projects and runs. **Explore** holds templates, tutorials and ideas. Click **Explore**.

The **Tutorials** entry in the sidebar opens the same tab. The **Explore** entry in the sidebar is a different page: the community library of characters, locations, objects and creatures.

### Choose a template or a tutorial

A **template** is a finished workflow that someone built and tested. A **tutorial** teaches one idea with a workflow or a short video.

- **A template.** Under **Start from a template**, click a use case, such as **Video ads** or **Product imagery**. Then click a template to see its results, the models it uses and how it works.
- **A tutorial.** Under **Level up**, click a card marked **Tutorial**. A tutorial with a guided walkthrough opens a page that explains each step and shows the real results of the workflow.

### Copy it into your account

- For a template, click **Preview on canvas** to see every node, then click **Clone & customize**.
- For a guided tutorial, click **Run tutorial**.

Nodaro copies the workflow into your default project, **My Recent Flows**, and opens the copy in the editor. Copying is free. The original stays unchanged, so you can edit your copy freely.

### Fill in your inputs

Many templates start from your own material. Look for nodes on the left of the canvas, such as a [Text](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/text) node with a prompt or an [Upload Image](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/upload-image) node that waits for your photo. Change the text or add the file. Double-click a node to open its settings panel if you want to change a model or a setting.

### Run it

Click **Execute workflow** at the bottom of the canvas. The button shows the estimated credits for the whole workflow. Nodaro asks you to confirm how many nodes will run and what the run will cost. Click **Run**.

### Watch it work

Each node shows its progress while it runs, and the bar at the bottom of the canvas counts the finished nodes. When a node finishes, its result appears on the node and the next node starts. The run continues on Nodaro's servers, so you can close the tab and come back.

### Download the result

Point at the result on the last node and click the download button. Every file the run made is also listed under **My Files** in the sidebar, and the run itself is listed under **Executions**.

Workflow: Many templates follow this shape: a prompt becomes an image, and the image becomes the first frame of a video.

- Text → Generate Image (prompt)
- Generate Image → Generate Video (start frame)

![The Nodaro home screen with the Continue and Explore tabs, the New Workflow button, your recent workflows and the Copilot box.](https://nodaro.ai/docs-media/screens/en/home/projects.light.webp)

![The Templates page with the use cases row and template cards that show their models, estimated credits and number of nodes.](https://nodaro.ai/docs-media/screens/en/home/templates.light.webp)

## If something goes wrong

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| The run does not start because you do not have enough credits | The message shows the credits the run needs and the credits you have. Choose a cheaper model in the expensive nodes, or remove nodes you do not need. |
| A node shows **Failed** | Point at the node to read the error. Fix the input or the setting it names, then click **Run** on that node to run it again. |
| A node shows **Prohibited** | The model's safety filter blocked the request, and the credits come back. Change the prompt or choose another model. |
| **Execute workflow** is missing | The workflow is view-only. Use **Clone & Remix** to make your own copy. |

## Next steps

- [Build your first workflow](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/first-workflow) from an empty canvas: a prompt, an image, a video and a voiceover.
- Take the [tour of the editor](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/editor-tour) to learn the canvas, the node picker and the settings panel.
- [Build a workflow with the Copilot](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/workflow-copilot) by describing what you want.
- Read [Running workflows](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows) to learn what runs when, what it costs and how to stop a run.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I need a credit card to start with Nodaro?

No. A new Nodaro Cloud account starts with a one-time grant of 1,500 free credits. In rare cases activation asks you to save a card, but nothing is charged and no subscription starts.

### Does copying a template or a tutorial cost credits?

No. Copying is free. You spend credits only when you run your copy, and the editor shows the estimate before anything runs.

### Where do I find my result?

On the node that made it. Point at the result to download it. Every generated file is also listed under My Files in the sidebar, and every run is listed under Executions.

### Can I change a template before I run it?

Yes. The copy is your own workflow, so you can change any prompt, setting or model first. The original template does not change.