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👋 Welcome! This guide will get you set up with PostHog for your web app and backend.

If you're having problems at any point or getting stuck, reach out to Lior@posthog.com

Chapter 1

Install PostHog

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1. Snippet
2. SDKs
3. Integrations
4. API

Chapter 2

Send events

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1. Set up autocapture
2. Capture custom events
3. Capture backend events
4. When should I send events from the server vs. the client?
5. Can I migrate events from another tool?
6. Event ingestion nuances

Chapter 3

Identify users

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1. How identify works
2. Best practices when using identify
3. Further reading