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# 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.