# Start Using SPIRE

This page describes some options to get started with SPIRE.

## Docker Compose

* [SPIRE 101](SPIRE101.md) is an introduction to SPIRE that runs on Docker Compose

* Additional Docker Compose demos are available in the [spire-tutorials](https://github.com/spiffe/spire-tutorials) repo

## Kubernetes

* No official Helm chart, Kustomize file, or custom resource operator is available for SPIRE but [Quickstart for Kubernetes](https://spiffe.io/docs/latest/spire/installing/getting-started-k8s/) includes a basic set of Kubernetes YAML files for testing SPIRE Server and Agent

* Additional Kubernetes demos are available in the [spire-tutorials](https://github.com/spiffe/spire-tutorials) repo

## Linux

* The SPIRE GitHub [releases](https://github.com/spiffe/spire/releases) page has download links and changelogs for each SPIRE release

* The spiffe.io [Get SPIRE](https://spiffe.io/downloads/) page has additional download options and instructions for building SPIRE yourself

* [Quickstart for Linux and MacOS X](https://spiffe.io/docs/latest/spire/installing/getting-started-linux-macos-x/) describes how to download and test a simple one-node installation of the SPIRE Server and Agent

## MacOS

* There are no pre-built SPIRE executables available for MacOS, but [Quickstart for Linux and MacOS X](https://spiffe.io/docs/latest/spire/installing/getting-started-linux-macos-x/) describes how to download and build SPIRE to test a simple one-node installation of the SPIRE Server and Agent