--- title: "Quickstart: Launch your app" layout: docs nav: firecracker toc: false --- Welcome to Fly Launch. Fly Launch works with a Dockerfile or scans and configures apps for most [common languages and frameworks](/docs/getting-started/get-started-by-framework/). To deploy your app on Fly.io for the first time: <div class="important"> 1. [Install flyctl](/docs/flyctl/install/) &ndash; the [open-source](https://github.com/superfly/flyctl+external) Fly.io CLI. 2. Create an account with `fly auth signup` or log in with `fly auth login`. 3. Run `fly launch` from inside your project source directory to create, configure, and (for most apps) deploy a new application. 4. If prompted, run `fly deploy` to deploy your new app (or to redeploy after changes!). </div> <figure class="max-w-sm"> <img src="/static/images/moto-jump.png" alt="Illustration by Annie Ruygt of a phoenix jumping with a motor bike"> </figure> ## Next steps 1. Run `fly status` to show the status of your app and Machines. 2. Run `fly apps open` to open your app in your browser. 3. Learn some [Fly.io essentials](/docs/getting-started/essentials/) and continue to [explore what you can do with Fly Launch](/docs/launch/). ## Grow and scale Check out some of the ways you can increase availability, capacity, and performance with Fly.io: * Follow the blueprint for [extra Machines for more resilient apps](/docs/blueprints/resilient-apps-multiple-machines/) * Read up on [App availability and resiliency](/docs/reference/app-availability/) * [Autoscale Machines based on load or custom metrics](/docs/reference/autoscaling/) * [Scale Machine CPU and RAM](/docs/apps/scale-machine/) * [Scale Machine count](/docs/apps/scale-count/) * Try out [Fly GPUs](/docs/gpus/) If you have questions, need help, or want to talk about what you're building, visit our [community forum](https://community.fly.io).