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title: "Quick Start Guide - Help Desk - mssgs"
description: "From fresh install to your first message, first friend and first game - in five minutes."
canonical: https://mss.gs/en/help/getting-started/quick-start
language: en
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# Quick Start Guide

From fresh install to your first message, first friend and first game - in five minutes.

Five minutes from now you will be chatting - and probably playing. Here is the fastest route.

## 1. Add your first friend

Friends find you by username. Share yours, or add someone directly:

- Search their username in the app and send a **DM request**. They accept it before you can chat - that keeps spam out.

- Or scan their personal **mssgs QR code** with your camera to add them instantly.

## 2. Send your first message

Open the conversation and type away. Long-press (or right-click) any message for the good stuff: reply, react with an emoji, set a reminder, or pin it.

## 3. Play your first game

## 4. Join or create a community

Communities (servers) are group spaces with their own channels. Browse public communities, open an invite link from a friend, or create your own - it takes under a minute and you can invite people straight away.

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