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title: Starter Kit for LoRaWAN Quickstart
description: Welcome to Blues! In this quickstart tutorial you’ll learn how to build your first app using a Blues Starter Kit for LoRaWAN.
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# Starter Kit for LoRaWAN Quickstart

Welcome to Blues! Our tutorials below will help you get up and running with a [Blues Starter Kit for LoRaWAN](https://shop.blues.com/products/blues-starter-kit-lorawan?utm_source=dev-blues\&utm_medium=web\&utm_campaign=store-link). If you run into any problems, or have any questions along the way, feel free to reach out in [our forum](https://discuss.blues.com).

![](https://dev.blues.io/images/quickstart/steps/blues-gateway.png?v=d018e665)

## 1. Set Up Your Gateway

Connect your Blues Indoor LoRaWAN Gateway to Ethernet or a WiFi network and verify it’s online.

[Set Up Your Gateway](https://dev.blues.io/lora/connecting-to-a-lorawan-gateway.md)

![](https://dev.blues.io/images/hardware/notecard/LORA-Front.png?v=16ad5a81)

## 2. Use Notecard to Send Data

Learn how to connect to Notecard for LoRa, how to set up Notecard’s companion cloud backend, Notehub, and how to start working with data.

[Start the Notecard for LoRa Quickstart](https://dev.blues.io/quickstart/notecard-for-lora-quickstart.md)

![](https://dev.blues.io/images/quickstart/steps/routing-step.svg?v=7b08de0e)

## 3. Build Your First LoRa App

Learn how to deploy multiple Notecard for LoRa devices, monitor temperature from multiple locations, and securely send your data from Notehub to your cloud of choice.

[Build Your First LoRa App](https://dev.blues.io/lora/building-your-first-lora-app.md)

## Next Steps

Now that you know the basics of how Notecard and Notehub work, you’re ready to apply what you’ve learned towards a real project. We have a few recommendations on what to do next:

- [**Ask Questions About Your Product Data with Notehub IQ**](https://dev.blues.io/notehub/notehub-walkthrough.md#notehub-iq): Notehub IQ is our new intelligence layer for Notehub. Connect it to your own AI agent and ask questions about your deployed products in plain language, using the data you already collect.

- [**Learn Best Practices for Production Projects**](https://dev.blues.io/guides-and-tutorials/best-practices-for-production-ready-projects.md): This skimmable guide has a list of best practices for moving your project from a prototype to a real, production-ready deployment.

- [**Browse Example Apps**](https://dev.blues.io/example-apps.md): Our collection of IoT apps that show how to build common projects with Blues. These example apps include dozens of [official Blues project accelerators](https://dev.blues.io/example-apps/accelerators/) and a collection of [purpose-built sample apps](https://dev.blues.io/example-apps.md).

- [**Follow the Notehub Walkthrough**](https://dev.blues.io/notehub/notehub-walkthrough.md): Learn how to manage projects and device fleets, set up alerts, securely route your data, and more.

- [**Join the Community Forum**](https://discuss.blues.com): The Blues community forum is a great place to ask questions as you start developing your first project, and to get involved with the Blues community.