---
title: "Getting Started"
description: "Learn how to build identity and wallet solutions with walt.id tools."
stack: "Community Stack (open source) — version 0.21.0"
stack_version: "0.21.0"
stack_comparison: https://docs.walt.id/community-vs-enterprise.md
canonical_url: https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/home
generated: 2026-07-20
---
# Getting Started

Explore our issuer, verifier and wallet product below or learn more about the walt.id Community Stack and its
architecture [here](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/home/the-community-stack.md).

Video: https://youtu.be/KINBsck7Jzg

#### [Issuer](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/issuer)

- [API](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/issuer/getting-started.md) - Issue credentials via OID4VC using the issuer API
- [Apps](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/issuer/apps/portal/overview.md) - White-label issuer portal to create and configure different types of credential offers.

#### [Verifier](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/verifier)

- [API](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/verifier/getting-started.md) - Request and verify credentials from holders via OID4VP using the verifier API.
- [Apps](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/verifier/apps/portal/overview.md) - White-label verifier portal to request, configure and verify various types of credentials.

#### [Wallet](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/wallet)

- [API](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/wallet/getting-started.md) - Create and manage digital ID wallets for your users via the wallet API (custodial).
- [Apps](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/wallet/apps/overview.md) - White-label web wallet and PWA (Progressive Web App) solution.  

---

### Quick Start

If you want to try out all the walt.id services quickly, you can use
our [docker compose](https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-identity/tree/main/docker-compose) shown below. This launches
locally an
instance of
the [issuer API](https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-identity/tree/main/waltid-services/waltid-issuer-api), [verifier API](https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-identity/tree/main/waltid-services/waltid-verifier-api)
and [wallet API](https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-identity/tree/main/waltid-services/waltid-wallet-api) and
our [Web Wallet](https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-identity/tree/main/waltid-applications/waltid-web-wallet), [Web Portal](https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-identity/tree/main/waltid-applications/waltid-web-portal)
and [Verifiable Credentials Repo](https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-credentials). We also provide links to all services
deployed in our test environment below.

**Clone [walt.id identity](https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-identity)**
<br />

```bash
git clone https://github.com/walt-id/waltid-identity.git && cd waltid-identity
```

**Launch the services**

```bash
cd docker-compose && docker compose up
```

#### Access Services

Click the link(s) below to open the related services. Local environment link only works if you executed the command
above.
<br />

**APIs**

- **Issuer API** - [Deployed](https://issuer.demo.walt.id/swagger/index.html) | [Local](http://localhost:7002/)
- **Verifier API** - [Deployed](https://verifier.demo.walt.id/swagger/index.html) | [Local](http://localhost:7003/)
- **Verifier2 API** - [Deployed](https://verifier2.demo.walt.id/swagger/index.html) | [Local](http://localhost:7004/)
- **Wallet API** - [Deployed](https://wallet.walt.id/swagger/index.html#/) | [Local](http://localhost:7001/)

**Apps**

- **Web Wallet** - [Deployed](https://wallet.demo.walt.id/login) | [Local](http://localhost:7101/)
- **Web Portal** - [Deployed](https://portal.walt.id/) | [Local](http://localhost:7102/)
- **Verifiable Credential Repo** - [Deployed](https://credentials.walt.id/) | [Local](http://localhost:7103/)

### Guides

- [Quickstart (5 min)](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/home/quickstart-5-min.md) - Get started quickly by creating a wallet, issuing a credential and presenting it.
- [Tutorial (30 min)](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/home/tutorial-30-min.md) - End-to-end ID use-case using issuer, verifier and wallet API.
- [Issuer Protocol Flows](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/issuer/protocol-flows) - Full issuance flow from portal to wallet, including KMS signing.
- [Verifier Protocol Flows](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/verifier/protocol-flows.md) - Full verification flow from portal to wallet presentation.
- [FAQ](https://docs.walt.id/community-stack/home/faq.md) - Frequently asked questions about the Community Stack.