# Start with Prospectus

> An open-source CRM for people and agents. Keep your relationships, history and next follow-up together.

Canonical: https://pr.ospect.us/guides/start.html

OPEN SOURCE / YOUR STARTING POINT

# Make the next step yours.

Prospectus is free MIT-licensed software. The self-managed route is for teams comfortable setting up an application and its backend, or working with someone who can help.

## 01 / SEE THE SOFTWARE

## Start with the source.

The [Prospectus repository](https://github.com/AnthusAI/Prospectus) contains the app, license, setup instructions and deployment design. Read its current README before installing: the app and its shared Kanbus dependencies are evolving.

## 02 / RUN A LOCAL WORKSPACE

## Bring the app and backend together.

Prepare the pinned Kanbus UI package, install Prospectus’s dependencies and run the development app. Create a separate data folder using the supplied prospect configuration, then run the generic Kanbus API with the filesystem backend. The repository README gives the current commands and local token sign-in steps.

Keep customer data and credentials out of source control. The marketing preview contains only illustrative relationship examples.

[Open the current setup instructions →](https://github.com/AnthusAI/Prospectus#local-proof)

## 03 / DECIDE WHAT TO OPERATE

## Choose the right home for your team.

For a cloud installation, review the app’s infrastructure documentation and authentication requirements. Source code for a feature is not a guarantee that a hosted service is available. The proposed multitenant service and dedicated-account offering remain plans.

If you would like help, describe your team, your workflow and your preferred hosting arrangement through [Anthus’s enquiry page](https://anth.us/engage/). Professional assistance would be scoped separately.

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