# For users (/docs/users)



Cento runs in your browser, but the work happens on **your machine**: a small
background service (the daemon) runs workspaces locally, so agents build in
real repos with real terminals — and compute costs you nothing extra.

Getting productive takes three steps:

1. **[Install](/docs/users/install)** — one command puts the `cento` CLI and
   the daemon on your machine.
2. **[Pair](/docs/users/pairing)** — one click in your browser links the
   machine to your account.
3. **Build** — create a workspace from the dashboard and let agents work.

If anything is off, [troubleshooting](/docs/users/troubleshooting) shows how
`cento doctor` tells you exactly what's missing.