# Getting Started In this chapter, you'll learn how to run a simple hello world wasm program on your host or the Docker environment using WAMR. The docker tutorial is recommended so you don't have to worry about all the platform-related dependencies and compatibility problems. The hello world program will give you a taste of what our WAMR could do as server-side runtime and ready you for a more detailed guide at the end of this chapter. The [latter guide](/document/basics/getting-started/build_wasm_app.md) covers the meaning of the compile and build option in detail and gives suggestions on fine-tuning your wasm module. More example programs can be found in [chapter 4. features](/document/wamr-in-practice/features.md) Now, here is the last piece of gibberish before you get your hand dirty: Clone our source code repo and use ```sh git clone https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime.git ``` Or download from use any way you like --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wamr.gitbook.io/document/basics/getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.