# In-App Demo

Ostara contains a built-in demo that allows you to play around with various features without having to have an existing Actuator instance. The demo is a live Spring Boot application with Actuator which will run in the background.

In order to start the demo, either click on **Start Demo** in the Ostara homepage

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Or, while having no instances, applications or folders, click on **Start Demo** in the sidebar

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To stop the demo, right click on the demo application or instance and click on **Stop Demo**

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