# Getting Started

Get started with Thulite Images by reviewing prerequisites and following the setup path for installation, configuration, usage, and verification.
Thulite Images is the official Images integration for the [Thulite](https://thulite.io/) framework. It helps you publish fast, accessible, and search-friendly images.

## Prerequisites

- [Hugo](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest) (latest extended or extended/deploy edition)
- [Thulite](https://github.com/thuliteio/thulite/releases/latest) (latest version)
- [Node.js/npm](https://nodejs.org/en/download) (latest LTS version)

## Quick start

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## Credits

Photography on this site is by [Vincent van Zalinge](https://unsplash.com/@vincentvanzalinge), and the illustrations are by [Franziska Höllbacher](https://giphy.com/franziskahoellbacher).

This npm package builds on the ideas in [Image render hook](https://www.veriphor.com/articles/link-and-image-render-hooks/#image-render-hook) and [Images with overlays](https://www.veriphor.com/articles/images-with-overlays/).