# Getting Started

The getting started guide aims to get you using Xarray productively as quickly as possible.
It is designed as an entry point for new users, and it provided an introduction to Xarray’s main concepts.

* [Overview: Why xarray?](why-xarray.html.md)
  * [What labels enable](why-xarray.html.md#what-labels-enable)
  * [Core data structures](why-xarray.html.md#core-data-structures)
  * [Goals and aspirations](why-xarray.html.md#goals-and-aspirations)
* [Installation](installing.html.md)
  * [Required dependencies](installing.html.md#required-dependencies)
  * [Optional dependencies](installing.html.md#optional-dependencies)
  * [Minimum dependency versions](installing.html.md#minimum-dependency-versions)
  * [Instructions](installing.html.md#instructions)
  * [Development versions](installing.html.md#development-versions)
  * [Testing](installing.html.md#testing)
* [Quick overview](quick-overview.html.md)
  * [Create a DataArray](quick-overview.html.md#create-a-dataarray)
  * [Indexing](quick-overview.html.md#indexing)
  * [Attributes](quick-overview.html.md#attributes)
  * [Computation](quick-overview.html.md#computation)
  * [GroupBy](quick-overview.html.md#groupby)
  * [Plotting](quick-overview.html.md#plotting)
  * [pandas](quick-overview.html.md#pandas)
  * [Datasets](quick-overview.html.md#datasets)
  * [Read & write netCDF files](quick-overview.html.md#read-write-netcdf-files)
  * [DataTrees](quick-overview.html.md#datatrees)
* [Tutorials and Videos](tutorials-and-videos.html.md)
  * [Tutorials](tutorials-and-videos.html.md#tutorials)
  * [Videos](tutorials-and-videos.html.md#videos)
  * [Books, Chapters and Articles](tutorials-and-videos.html.md#books-chapters-and-articles)