---
title: Quickstart
description: Get Sencho running in under five minutes.
---

## Prerequisites

- Docker and Docker Compose installed on the host
- A directory where your Compose projects live (e.g. `/opt/compose`)

## Run with Docker

```bash
docker run -d \
  --name sencho \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -v /opt/compose:/opt/compose \
  -v sencho_data:/app/data \
  -e COMPOSE_DIR=/opt/compose \
  saelix/sencho:latest
```

Open `http://localhost:3000` in your browser. On first boot you'll be prompted to create an admin account.

<Note>
  Replace `/opt/compose` with the path to your Compose projects directory. Every subdirectory inside it becomes a stack in Sencho. A `JWT_SECRET` is generated automatically on first boot; you do not need to provide one.
</Note>

## Important: the 1:1 path rule

The compose directory must be mounted at the **same path** inside and outside the container. The example above mounts `/opt/compose` to `/opt/compose`, which is correct. If your stacks live at a different path, adjust both sides of the mount to match. See the [Configuration guide](/getting-started/configuration#compose-directory-the-11-path-rule) for details.

## Next steps

- [Configuration](/getting-started/configuration) - environment variables, volume mounts, reverse proxy setup
- [Features Overview](/features/overview) - tour of everything Sencho can do
- [Stack Management](/features/stack-management) - create and deploy your first stack
- [Multi-Node](/features/multi-node) - add a remote server to manage from this dashboard
- [App Store](/features/app-store) - deploy from 190+ pre-configured templates
