# Getting Started

The Nexus zkVM provides both a comprehensive runtime for streamlined program development and a powerful SDK for configuring, executing, and generating proofs for your applications.

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Recommended starting points:

* SDK Quick Start — step-by-step guidance to begin proving with the Nexus zkVM.
* Runtime — guidance for writing guest programs for the zkVM and developing host programs to manage the proving process.
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## Key resources

* <a href="sdk-quick-start" class="button primary">SDK Quick Start</a>
* <a href="runtime" class="button primary">Runtime</a>

Additional references:

* SDK Documentation: <https://docs.nexus.xyz/zkvm/proving/sdk-docs>
* Benchmarking your host project: <https://docs.nexus.xyz/zkvm/proving/sdk-benchmarking>
* Integrating Precompiles: <https://docs.nexus.xyz/zkvm/proving/precompiles>

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