> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.alquimia.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# First steps

> Log in to InsightHub and create your first topic.

With InsightHub running, open it in your browser:

**[http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)**

## Logging in

InsightHub supports **Keycloak** (enterprise SSO) or **Lite** login (local credentials), depending on how your instance is configured.

Enter your credentials. After logging in, you land on the topics grid.

## The topics grid

The topics grid is your home screen. It shows all topics available to you in the current tenant. On a fresh install it is empty.

## Creating your first topic

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the create topic dialog">
    Click **New Topic** in the top-right corner of the grid. A dialog opens asking for a name and description.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name your topic">
    Give the topic a clear name that reflects its knowledge domain — for example, "Product Documentation" or "Q3 Research Papers".
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    Click **Create**. The topic appears in the grid.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Adding documents

Click on your topic to open the topic detail view. From there, you can upload the files that will form the knowledge base for that topic.

Supported formats: PDF, Markdown (`.md`), plain text (`.txt`).

Uploaded files are processed asynchronously. The status updates from **Processing** to **Ready** once indexing is complete.

## Starting your first exploration

Once the topic has at least one document with **Ready** status, click **New Exploration** to open the AI chat interface.

Type a question related to your uploaded content and send it. The AI retrieves relevant passages and responds in real time.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Topics" icon="layers" href="/products/insight-hub/platform/topics">
    Manage your topics and their settings.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Documents" icon="file-text" href="/products/insight-hub/platform/documents">
    Upload and manage documents within a topic.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>