Getting Started with Tornado

Choose how to run Tornado

You can choose to:

• Run Tornado from the Command Line
• Run Tornado using Docker.

Download and follow the Tornado Installation and Configuration Guide to prepare your environment. 

The guide explains how to run Tornado and connect to the Tornado Console using a normal web browser.

Generate a document for the first time

Tornado comes bundled with a sample template called WelcomeTemplate.docx, which you can use to test that everything is set up correctly.

Using a web browser, connect to Tornado and from the Status Tab, locate the WelcomeTemplate.docx.

Click on the Test button to generate a document using the template.

This article covers Tornado Console & First Template in more detail.

Connect your application to the Tornado API

To start using the API:

• Follow the Getting Started with the Tornado API guide to learn the core API endpoints using Postman.
• Download and modify a code sample to generate a document from your application.