# DeGirum Docs for Hailo

You’re in the right place to build, run, and deploy edge AI apps with DeGirum on Hailo-8 and Hailo-8L AI accelerators. Start with a quick win (running your first inference), then work through the basics in order.

<a href="basics/before-you-begin" class="button secondary">Before you begin</a> <a href="basics/first-inference" class="button primary">Run your first inference</a>

## Learn the basics

Work through these pages in order. Even if you're an intermediate or advanced user, these pages establish shared conventions and terminology that the later guides build on.

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## After the basics

Review the intermediate and advanced guides in the navigation bar—again, in order.


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