To get started with Ory, you can follow these steps: 1. Understand the fundamentals of Ory APIs and learn how to interact with them in your UI. You can refer to the [Basic integration](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/bring-your-own-ui/custom-ui-basic-integration) document for this. 2. If you are already familiar with the fundamentals, you can fork one of the [custom user interface quickstarts](https://www.ory.sh/docs/getting-started/custom-ui) and start experimenting. 3. Try out common OAuth2 Grants with [Ory OAuth2 & OpenID Connect](https://www.ory.sh/federated-identity-management/). This is available in the Ory Network out of the box, meaning you can use OIDC, Authorization Code Grant, Client Credentials Grant, and more, without additional configuration. You can follow this [guide](https://www.ory.sh/docs/getting-started/ory-network-oauth2) to experience the most commonly used OAuth2 flows and see how they work in Ory Network. 4. Before you start, make sure to [install the Ory CLI](https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/cli/installation). 5. If you're developing locally, you can use the [Ory CLI Tunnel](https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/cli/proxy-and-tunnel) to expose Ory on your

localhost

domain. 6. If you're integrating Ory into a Node.js / Express.js application, you can install the Ory CLI using the following command:

npm i --save @ory/cli

The Ory CLI provides a convenient way to configure and manage projects. It also contains Ory Proxy - a reverse proxy that rewrites cookies to match the domain your application is currently on. 7. If you're integrating Ory into an ASP.NET application, you can test your application by starting it with

dotnet run

, running Ory Tunnel to mirror the Ory API endpoints on your application's domain, and then accessing the application at

localhost:5001

. Remember, Ory is a highly customizable platform and spans the whole authentication and authorization universe with well-designed products and APIs. It offers Identity Management with session management, flows for login, registration, account recovery & verification, MFA, and many more. It also provides Permission and Role Management, Delegation via OAuth2 and OpenID Connect, Zero Trust Networking, and modern API design with partial support for gRPC. For more detailed information, you can refer to the [Ory documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/welcome).