# Getting started Valist enables you to automatically generate staging environments for your application with minimal configuration. All you need is to connect your Git repo to an app in Valist on your account. After that, a new staging environment will be created automatically next time a pull request is created in GitHub and a new commit is pushed. To understand how your application is run, you need to provide a configuration file in your repo. ## Run Valist locally with the CLI Generate a configuration file and test your build locally using the Valist CLI. [Read more](https://valist.gitbook.io/valist/documentation/valist-cli) ## Learn all about the configuration file Read the documentation about the configuration file you need alongside your code to automatically build your application for the staging environment. [Read more](https://valist.gitbook.io/valist/documentation/configuration-file) ## Technology specific guides If you wonder how to best configure your application with a popular technology stack, guides are available. If you need additional help, you can also contact our support at . --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://valist.gitbook.io/valist/master.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.