# Getting Started with Inventory & Posture

This guide provides the following sections to help you get up and running with P0's [Inventory](https://docs.p0.dev/readme/access-inventory) and [Posture.](https://docs.p0.dev/readme/posture)

1. [Set up an Account](#set-up-an-account)
2. [Install a resource, create an environment, and run your first sca](#install-a-resource-create-an-environment-and-run-your-first-scan)n

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## Set up an Account

To create your P0 account and set up an approver to approve access requests:

1. Create a free P0 account at[ https://p0.app/create-account](https://p0.app/create-account). All you need is an email address.
2. Set up a cloud integration through the guided onboarding flow (select **Access Inventory + IAM Posture**). You may skip this step and instead follow the instructions to install a resource[ in the next step.](#install-p0-on-an-iam-resource)

## Install a resource, create an environment, and run your first scan

You will need to install P0 on your desired resource, create an **environment**, and run your first Inventory & Posture scan. To do this, follow the steps in [Creating an Environment.](https://docs.p0.dev/environments/creating-an-environment)

## What's Next

If you run into any issues, please reach out to <support@p0.dev> for assistance. We're here to help!

Now that you have run an Inventory and Posture scan, you can:

* Run [custom queries to understand your environment](https://docs.p0.dev/inventory/query-search)
* [Analyze your security findings](https://docs.p0.dev/monitor-results)
* Connect P0 to a [ticketing system](https://docs.p0.dev/tracker-integrations)
* Connect P0 to [your directory](https://docs.p0.dev/integrations/directory-integrations)
* [Start using P0's Just-in-time access](https://docs.p0.dev/user-guides/getting-started-with-just-in-time-access)