**Note that you also need a working installation if you want to compile BoSSS from the C# sources yourself. BoSSS requires a set of prerequisites (e.g., Microsoft .NET or Mono, MPI, certain _native libraries_) on a machine, which are set up by the installation procedure outlined below.**
**Note that you also need a working installation if you want to compile BoSSS from the C# sources yourself. BoSSS requires a set of prerequisites (e.g., Microsoft .NET or Mono, MPI, certain _native libraries_) on a machine, which are set up by the installation procedure outlined below.**
We briefly outline the steps required to get started with using and/or developing BoSSS applications. **In any case**, the [installation](#installation) of the pre-compiled version of BoSSS should be the first step. Upon finishing this step, you can either use [BoSSSpad](/bosss1/experimental/-/wikis/Getting-Started/BoSSSpad) to run pre-compiled applications as well as -- or -- you can start [working with the source code](/bosss1/experimental/-/wikis/Getting-Started/Working-with-BoSSS-as-a-Developer).
We briefly outline the steps required to get started with using and/or developing BoSSS applications. **In any case**, the [installation](#installation) of the pre-compiled version of BoSSS should be the first step. Upon finishing this step, you can either use [BoSSSpad](/bosss1/experimental/-/wikis/Getting-Started/BoSSSpad) to run pre-compiled applications as well as -- or -- you can start [working with the source code](/bosss1/experimental/-/wikis/Getting-Started/Working-with-BoSSS-as-a-Developer).
