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## title: Getting Started description: Install and configure rustledger

# Getting Started

This section covers everything you need to start using rustledger.

## Contents

- [Installation](installation.md) - Install rustledger on your system
- [Quick Start](quick-start.md) - Your first commands
- [Configuration](configuration.md) - Customize rustledger behavior

## Overview

rustledger is a command-line tool for double-entry bookkeeping using the Beancount plain-text format. If you're new to plain-text accounting, we recommend reading the [Beancount documentation](https://beancount.github.io/docs/) first.

If you're coming from another tool:

- **Python beancount users**: See [Migration from Beancount](../migration/from-beancount.md)
- **ledger-cli users**: See [Migration from Ledger](../migration/from-ledger.md)
- **hledger users**: See [Migration from hledger](../migration/from-hledger.md)
