# Quickstart

> The shortest path to a working install: answer Setup steps 1 and 2, add the tag from step 3, load a page and confirm it reports in step 5.

Source: https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/quickstart/ · Plan: All plans · Updated 2026-10-13

The quickest way to start is four steps in **Developers > Setup**: pick your use case, pick your site type, add the tag, and verify. Once step 5 says the tag is live, Script Monitoring is watching every third-party script on your pages.

![The Setup page for the Payments platform team: a five-step stepper (Use case, Site type, Install, Scope, Verify) with step 1 asking what you are monitoring for.](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/screenshots/setup-overview-light.webp)

## Step 1: open Setup

[Sign up or log in](https://app.scriptmonitoring.com). New accounts land on **Developers > Setup**.

## Step 2: answer the use case and site type

Pick **Client-side security**, **PCI DSS 6.4.3 & 11.6.1** or **Both** in step 1, and whether your site is a single-page app in step 2. They change what the install step recommends, and you can change them later. What each use case reports: [Payment pages](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/payment-pages/#which-use-case-should-i-choose).

## Step 3: add the tag

Copy the snippet for your method from step 3 and put it first in the `<head>` of every page: [Install the script tag](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/install/).

## Step 4: verify

Load a page on your site and open step 5. It says **Live** once reports arrive: [Verify it's working](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/verify/).

## What's next?

[Next: Your first week →](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/guides/first-week/)

## Frequently asked questions

### How long does this take?

As long as it takes to deploy one line to your site. The first report arrives within a minute of a page being visited.

### Which install method should I pick?

The one that matches who owns your HTML: see [Install the script tag](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/install/).

## Related

- [Your first week](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/guides/first-week/)
- [Install the script tag](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/install/)
- [Verify it's working](https://docs.scriptmonitoring.com/verify/)