# Quick Start Guides

The best way to get started with Phenix is to try it out with your own demo channel using a web browser and a content source such as a webcam.

To use the Phenix platform, you will need an Application ID and Secret. Please contact Phenix for credentials.

## Quick Start using the Phenix Portal

Using the [Phenix Customer Portal](/content/docs/portal/index.html) is a quick way to start using Phenix.
See the [Portal-Based Basic Demo](/content/docs/getting-started/basic-demo/index.html) page for a guide.

## Quick Start Web Example

See our [Web Example](/content/docs/getting-started/websdk-demo/index.html) page for details on how to use the Phenix WebSDK to create pages that subscribe to and publish content.

## Additional Resources

The [Additional Resources](/content/docs/getting-started/advanced-demo/index.html) page provides further ideas for trying out the Phenix platform.

## SDKs

Use Phenix APIs as described in the [SDK Reference documentation](/content/docs/sdk_ref/index.html) to develop applications using Phenix for:

- [Android](/content/docs/sdk_ref/android/overview/index.html)
- [iOS](/content/docs/sdk_ref/ios/overview/index.html)
- [Web](/content/docs/sdk_ref/web/index.html)

Tokens are used to provide access to the Phenix system for publishing or subscribing to streams.
Use the [EdgeAuth library](https://github.com/PhenixRTS/edgeAuth) to generate tokens.