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title: Documenso Documentation
description: Learn how to send documents for signing, integrate with the API, or self-host your own instance.
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      The open-source document signing platform. Send documents for signatures, integrate with your apps, or self-host with full control.
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      <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">User Guide</h2>
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        Send documents, create templates, and manage your team using the web application.
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      <span className="text-sm font-medium text-fd-primary">Get started →</span>
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      <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Developer Guide</h2>
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        Integrate document signing into your applications with the REST API, webhooks, and embedding.
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      <span className="text-sm font-medium text-fd-primary">View API docs →</span>
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      <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Self-Hosting Guide</h2>
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        Deploy your own Documenso instance with Docker, Kubernetes, or Railway.
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      <span className="text-sm font-medium text-fd-primary">Deploy now →</span>
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        Quick Start
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          <h4 className="text-sm font-medium mb-2">Send your first document</h4>
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            <li><a href="/docs/users/getting-started/create-account" className="text-fd-primary hover:underline">Create an account</a></li>
            <li><a href="/docs/users/getting-started/send-first-document" className="text-fd-primary hover:underline">Upload and send a document</a></li>
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          <h4 className="text-sm font-medium mb-2">Integrate with the API</h4>
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            <li><a href="/docs/developers/getting-started/authentication" className="text-fd-primary hover:underline">Get your API key</a></li>
            <li><a href="/docs/developers/getting-started/first-api-call" className="text-fd-primary hover:underline">Make your first API call</a></li>
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          <h4 className="text-sm font-medium mb-2">Deploy self-hosted</h4>
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            <li><a href="/docs/self-hosting/getting-started/requirements" className="text-fd-primary hover:underline">Check requirements</a></li>
            <li><a href="/docs/self-hosting/getting-started/quick-start" className="text-fd-primary hover:underline">Run with Docker</a></li>
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        Core Concepts
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          <div className="font-medium mb-1">Document Lifecycle</div>
          <div className="text-xs text-fd-muted-foreground">Draft to completed</div>
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          <div className="font-medium mb-1">Recipient Roles</div>
          <div className="text-xs text-fd-muted-foreground">Signers and approvers</div>
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          <div className="font-medium mb-1">Field Types</div>
          <div className="text-xs text-fd-muted-foreground">Signatures and inputs</div>
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          <div className="font-medium mb-1">Signing Certificates</div>
          <div className="text-xs text-fd-muted-foreground">Digital verification</div>
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        <h3 className="font-semibold mb-1">Compliance & Legal</h3>
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          ESIGN, UETA, eIDAS compliance, GDPR, and signature levels explained.
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        <h3 className="font-semibold mb-1">Policies & Licensing</h3>
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          AGPL and Enterprise licenses, fair use, privacy policy, and support.
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    <h3 className="font-semibold mb-2">Join the Community</h3>
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      Documenso is open source. Contribute, ask questions, or share feedback.
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        GitHub
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