Get started

Are you eager to start building with our platform? We designed this section to get you up and running quickly. Pick the path that suits you.

Build apps with AI

Build Dynatrace apps with AI. Connect Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code to the App Development MCP server for Strato Design System, DQL, and SDK context.

How-to guide

First app in 5 minutes

Watch a video or code along to scaffold and run a working Dynatrace App with dt-app, React, and TypeScript in just five minutes.

Tutorial

App building tutorial

Learn to build a fully-functional Dynatrace App: query hosts from Grail with DQL, visualize the results in a table, drill down into other apps, and fetch external data.

Tutorial

Learn React

Learn the basics to start building apps with React.

How-to guide

Learn TypeScript

Get started with TypeScript with these basics.

Tutorial

Tools

App toolkit

A powerful CLI toolkit for creating, developing, and deploying Dynatrace Apps. Streamline your development workflow.

Reference

Dynatrace Apps extension for VS Code and Cursor

Install the Dynatrace Apps extension to build apps and query data from within the extension.

Reference