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title: "Getting started"
slug: "python-getting-started"
description: "Optimize PHP app performance with Retrace's APM & logging. Setup APM easily on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes & more. Track errors & deployments effortlessly."
updated: 2020-03-06T22:30:05Z
published: 2020-03-06T22:30:06Z
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# Getting started

For Python applications, Retrace offers both basic and advanced features. This guide will help you on how to get started with your Python application

## Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

To setup APM on your Python application follow the document that best matches your setup:

- [Python APM with Linux / Windows](/docs/python-apm-with-linux-windows)
- [Python APM with Docker](/docs/python-apm-with-docker)
- [Python APM with Kubernetes](/docs/python-apm-with-kubernetes)
- [Python APM with AWS ECS](/docs/python-apm-with-aws-ecs)
- [Python APM with AWS Fargate](/docs/python-apm-with-aws-fargate)
- [Python APM with AWS Lambda](/docs/python-apm-with-aws-lambda)

## Logs & Errors (ELM)

You can send your applications logs to Retrace with multiple Python logging frameworks. Be sure to send your logs to take full advantage of Retrace's error tracking and centralized logging features. Errors are also used as part of Retrace's "App Scoring" feature.

[How to Configure Python Logging](/docs/configure-python-logging)

## Deployment Tracking

Notify Retrace when you do a new deployment to get advanced reporting features. This makes it easy to see how performance changes after a new deployment. Popular tools like Team City, Jenkins, Bamboo and others are supported. View [our docs](/docs/deployment-tracking-overview) to learn more.