# Getting Started

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The easiest way to start with the Omni Loader solution is to run it as a standalone app.

Unpack the ZIP/TAR.GZ archive and start the quickstart.cmd (Windows) or quickstart.sh (Linux). The script will run Omni Loader and open the browser at port 5000 where Omni Loader is running a local web server for UI user interaction.

The Omni Loader app will start and the browser window will open at the address http://127.0.0.1:5000, which means it will listen for the browser only on a local machine and won't accept non-local network traffic for the UI.

To start Omni Loader manually, open the Windows terminal and change the current directory to the "omniloader" subfolder. Once there, you can start the standalone application like this:

```
OmniLoader.exe
```

...which is the same as...

```json
OmniLoader.exe --urls "http://127.0.0.1:5000"
```

If you have a proxy server, you can provide its details like so:

```json
OmniLoader.exe --urls "http://127.0.0.1:5000" --proxy "https://{your-proxy-server}.com:{your-proxy-port}" --proxy-user "{your-proxy-username}" --proxy-pass "{your proxy password}"
```

Omni Loader currently does not support HTTPS proxy connections. Please connect to your proxy via HTTP instead. That shouldn't be unsafe as your proxy will still connect to our website via HTTPS.Of course, NEVER use public online proxies as that WOULD transfer data in plain text between your network and the proxy.

If you want to allow connection from other machines to Omni Loader, use a non-local network range such as 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1 as a listening address - but be aware you are increasing your attack area that way.

For more info on how to create data loading projects please see the the Project Wizard [General](https://www.omniloader.com/docs/project-wizard/general) page or watch our [video tutorials](https://www.omniloader.com/videos).
