improve getting-started docs

3 files changed, 66 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/docs/src/content/concepts-certificates.md b/docs/src/content/concepts-certificates.md
index 4e9aa652..20b03dc6 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/concepts-certificates.md
+++ b/docs/src/content/concepts-certificates.md
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ documentation for some common platforms. The mitmproxy CA cert is located in
 `~/.mitmproxy` after it has been generated at the first start of mitmproxy.
 
 - [IOS](http://jasdev.me/intercepting-ios-traffic)
-  On iOS 10.3 and onwards, you also need to enable full trust for the mitmproxy
+  On recent iOS versions you also need to enable full trust for the mitmproxy
   root certificate:
     1. Go to Settings > General > About > Certificate Trust Settings.
     2. Under "Enable full trust for root certificates", turn on trust for
-        the mitmproxy certificate.
-- [IOS Simulator](https://github.com/ADVTOOLS/ADVTrustStore#how-to-use-advtruststore)
+       the mitmproxy certificate.
+- [iOS Simulator](https://github.com/ADVTOOLS/ADVTrustStore#how-to-use-advtruststore)
 - [Java](https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19906-01/820-4916/geygn/index.html)
 - [Android/Android Simulator](http://wiki.cacert.org/FAQ/ImportRootCert#Android_Phones_.26_Tablets)
 - [Windows](https://web.archive.org/web/20160612045445/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/import-export-certificates-private-keys#1TC=windows-7)
diff --git a/docs/src/content/overview-getting-started.md b/docs/src/content/overview-getting-started.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+---
+title: "Getting Started"
+menu: "overview"
+menu:
+    overview:
+        weight: 3
+---
+
+# Getting Started
+
+You have already [installed]({{< relref "overview-installation">}}) mitmproxy on
+your machine.
+
+# Launch the tool you need
+
+You can start any of our three tools from the command line / terminal:
+
+  * [mitmproxy]({{< relref "tools-mitmproxy">}}) -> gives you an interactive TUI
+  * [mitmdump]({{< relref "tools-mitmdump">}}) -> gives you a plain and simple terminal output
+  * [mitmweb]({{< relref "tools-mitmweb">}}) -> gives you a browser-based GUI
+
+When we talk about "mitmproxy" we usually refer to any of the three tools - they
+are just different front-ends to the same core proxy.
+
+# Configure your browser or device
+
+For the basic setup as [regular proxy]({{< relref
+"concepts-modes#regular-proxy">}}), you need to configure your browser or device
+to route all web traffic through mitmproxy as HTTP proxy. Browser versions and
+configurations options frequently change, so we recommend to simply search the
+web on how to configure an HTTP proxy for your system. Some operating system
+have a global settings, some browser have their own, other applications use
+environment variables, etc.
+
+You can check that your web traffic is going through mitmproxy by browsing to
+http://mitm.it - it should present you with a [simple page]({{< relref
+"concepts-certificates/#quick-setup">}}) to install the mitmproxy Certificate
+Authority - which is also the next steps. Follow the instructions for your OS /
+system and install the CA (and make sure to enable it, some system require
+multiple steps!).
+
+# Verifying everything works
+
+At this point your running mitmproxy instance should already show the first HTTP
+flows from your client. You can test that all TLS-encrypted web traffic is
+working as expected by browsing to https://mitmproxy.org - it should show up as
+new flow and you can inspect it.
+
+Done.
diff --git a/docs/src/content/overview-installation.md b/docs/src/content/overview-installation.md
index 5b94adfc..1cdf62ad 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/overview-installation.md
+++ b/docs/src/content/overview-installation.md
@@ -34,20 +34,18 @@ the repository maintainers directly for issues with native packages.
 
 ## Windows
 
-
-All the mitmproxy tools are fully supported under 
-[WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about). 
-We recommend to [install WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10), and then
-follow the mitmproxy installation instructions for Linux.
+All the mitmproxy tools are fully supported under [WSL (Windows Subsystem for
+Linux)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about). We recommend to
+[install WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10), and
+then follow the mitmproxy installation instructions for Linux.
 
 We also distribute native Windows packages for all tools other than the
-mitmproxy console app, which only works under WSL. To install mitmproxy on Windows,
-download the installer from [mitmproxy.org](https://mitmproxy.org/).
+mitmproxy console app, which only works under WSL. To install mitmproxy on
+Windows, download the installer from [mitmproxy.org](https://mitmproxy.org/).
 After installation, you'll find shortcuts for mitmweb and mitmdump in the start
 menu. Both executables are added to your PATH and can be invoked from the
 command line.
 
-
 # Advanced Installation
 
 ## Development Setup
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ GitHub master branch, please see the our
 [README](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy#installation)
 on GitHub.
 
-
 ## Installation from the Python Package Index (PyPI)
 
 If your mitmproxy addons require the installation of additional Python packages,
@@ -65,10 +62,10 @@ you can install mitmproxy from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mitmproxy/).
 
 While there are plenty of options around[^1], we recommend the installation using pipx:
 
-[^1]: If you are familiar with the Python ecosystem, you may know that there are a million ways to install Python 
-    packages. Most of them (pip, virtualenv, pipenv, etc.) should just work, but we don't have the capacity to 
+[^1]: If you are familiar with the Python ecosystem, you may know that there are a million ways to install Python
+    packages. Most of them (pip, virtualenv, pipenv, etc.) should just work, but we don't have the capacity to
     provide support for it.
-    
+
 1. Install a recent version of Python (we require at least 3.6).
 2. Install [pipx](https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/).
 3. `pipx install mitmproxy`
@@ -82,8 +79,10 @@ You can use the official mitmproxy images from
 
 ## Security Considerations for Binary Packages
 
-Our pre-compiled binary packages and Docker images include a self-contained Python 3 environment,  a recent version of 
-OpenSSL that support ALPN and HTTP/2, and other dependencies that would otherwise be cumbersome to compile and install.
+Our pre-compiled binary packages and Docker images include a self-contained
+Python 3 environment,  a recent version of OpenSSL that support ALPN and HTTP/2,
+and other dependencies that would otherwise be cumbersome to compile and
+install.
 
 Dependencies in the binary packages are frozen on release, and can't be updated
 in situ. This means that we necessarily capture any bugs or security issues that
@@ -92,4 +91,4 @@ dependencies (though we may do so if we become aware of a really serious issue).
 If you use our binary packages, please make sure you update regularly to ensure
 that everything remains current.
 
-As a general principle, mitmproxy does not "phone home" and consequently will not do any update checks.
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+As a general principle, mitmproxy does not "phone home" and consequently will not do any update checks.