---
title: Quick Start
description: Get started with FastGPT basics
---

For more tips, [watch the video tutorial](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1sH4y1T7s9)

## Knowledge Base

Before you begin, prepare a test document — Word, PDF, TXT, Excel, or Markdown all work. For example, a company leave policy, non-confidential sales scripts, or product documentation.

We'll use the FastGPT Chinese README file as an example.

First, create a Knowledge Base.

![](/imgs/create-rep.png)

After creating the Knowledge Base, upload some content.

There are four upload modes:
- Manual Input: Enter QA pairs manually — the most precise method
- QA Split: Upload a text file and let AI generate QA pairs automatically
- Direct Chunking: Upload a text file and split it into segments directly
- CSV Import: Batch import QA pairs

Here we'll use QA Split to let AI generate QA pairs automatically. You can edit them manually later if the quality isn't satisfactory.

![](/imgs/upload-data.png)

After uploading, wait for processing to complete until the file status shows as available.

![](/imgs/upload-data2.png)

## Application

Click the "Application" button to create a new app. There are four templates — select "Knowledge Base + Chat Guide."

![](/imgs/create-app.png)

After creating the app, go to the detail page, find the "Knowledge Base" section, and add the Knowledge Base you just created.

![](/imgs/create-app2.png)

After adding the Knowledge Base, click "Save and Preview" to link your app with the Knowledge Base.

![](/imgs/create-app3.png)

Now you're ready to start chatting.

![](/imgs/create-app4.png)