# Get started with MK.IO

Choose the workflow that matches your first goal. Each path takes you through a complete result and links to deeper guides when you need more control.

If MK.IO is new to you, start with [What is MK.IO?](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/what-is-mkio) for a short explanation of live and Video on Demand (VOD) workflows.

Use the MK.IO portal for guided setup. Use the APIs when you need to automate the same resources.

## Choose your first workflow

[Section titled “Choose your first workflow”](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/#choose-your-first-workflow)

### What is MK.IO?

Understand the platform, its main workflows, and the resources that connect them.

[Live stream in five minutes](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/live-stream-in-five-minutes)

### Live stream in five minutes

Send a Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) source to MK.IO and open the generated playback URL.

[Publish your first VOD asset](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/video-on-demand-vod-workflows)

### Publish your first VOD asset

Upload a video, process it with a transform, and publish the output.

[Choose the right API](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-guides/getting-started/which-api)

### Choose the right API

Find the API for media, management, fleet, or infrastructure work.

## Prepare your account

[Section titled “Prepare your account”](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/#prepare-your-account)

Complete these setup tasks before a live or VOD workflow requires them:

1. [Set up your account and first project](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/account-setup-and-first-steps).
2. [Connect cloud storage](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/connect-cloud-storage) for assets, outputs, and recordings.
3. [Learn the MK.IO portal navigation](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/platform-navigation-and-key-features).

If your account and storage are already ready, start with one of the workflows above.

## Continue after onboarding

[Section titled “Continue after onboarding”](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/#continue-after-onboarding)

- [Browse MK.IO guides](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/how-to/overview) for portal tasks.
- [Understand MK.IO concepts](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/understanding/overview-understanding) for the resource model.
- [Make your first API call](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-guides/getting-started/first-api-call) to verify API access.
- [Use the Media API](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-guides/how-to/media) for automated media workflows.
- [Open the API Reference](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-reference) for endpoint and schema lookup.

## Video overview

[Section titled “Video overview”](https://docs.mediakind.com/mkio/getting-started/#video-overview)

MK.IO discovery: Getting started - YouTube

[MK.IO discovery: Getting started](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe6piYt5hyM)  
  
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