Getting Started

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Welcome to Chaos-Free Microservices

LittleHorse is an open-source workflow engine that puts you back in control of your distributed systems. This getting started guide will show you how to:

• Set up a local development environment in under 5 minutes
• Write your first workflow using our developer-friendly SDK
• Take control of your microservices with observability and reliability

Why LittleHorse?

🌟 Microservices Made Simple

Networks fail, requests time out, and tracing processes across dozens of services is a mess. LittleHorse lets you program a cluster of services as if it was just one computer, giving you back control with explainability and oversight.

🔒 Enterprise-Ready Security

Built with security in mind, LittleHorse comes with fine-grained ACLs, OAuth/OIDC integration, sensitive data masking, and end-to-end encryption.

🚀 Developer-First Experience

Write workflows in Java, Go, Python, or .NET with no complex frameworks to learn - just code. Adopt incrementally without rewriting existing systems, with full observability and debugging capabilities built in.

Ready to Begin?

Start with our Quickstart guide to have your first workflow running in under 5 minutes.