# Getting Started Overview

This section details several ways to start using and working with Quorum, ranging from using a pre-configured sample network running in a virtual machine, to creating a full network from scratch.

## Quickstart with Quorum Examples' sample network

The easiest way to get a network up and running is by working through the [Quorum Examples](../Quorum-Examples).  These examples provide the means to create a pre-configured sample Quorum network that can be started and be ready for use in minutes.  The examples give the option of running the network either in a virtual-machine environment using Vagrant, in containers using docker-compose, or locally through the use of bash scripts to automate creation of the network.

## Creating a network from scratch

[Creating a Network From Scratch](../Creating-A-Network-From-Scratch) provides a step-by-step walkthrough of how to create and configure a Quorum network suitable for either Raft or Istanbul consensus.  It also shows how to enable privacy and add/remove nodes as required.

## Creating a network deployed in the cloud

[Quorum Cloud](https://github.com/jpmorganchase/quorum-cloud) provides an example of how a Quorum network can be run on a cloud platform.  It uses Terraform to create a 7 node Quorum network deployed on AWS using AWS ECS Fargate, S3 and an EC2.