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title: First Steps
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Congratulations! Your device should now be running Meshtastic! The next few pages should help you connect to your device and do some important initial configuration. After that, you'll be able to begin testing out your device on the mesh. Welcome to Meshtastic!

## Troubleshooting

Hopefully your firmware flashing experience has been straight forward and headache free. If you've had issues, please consider updating our documentation to improve future user experiences. If you're still having issues. Reach out on the [forum](https://meshtastic.discourse.group) or [Discord](https://discord.gg/ktMAKGBnBs). Our support is 100% volunteer based. We are passionate about the project hope to help newcomers become Meshtastic experts.