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# Quick Start

**Learn to use Switchboard Data Feeds:**

* Learn how to use a Switchboard price feed in your on-chain application on [Solana](/docs-by-chain/solana-svm/price-feeds/basic-price-feed.md), [EVM](/docs-by-chain/evm/price-feeds/price-feeds-tutorial.md), or many other chains.
* Explore **Surge**, the industry's fastest oracle data stream, on [Solana](/docs-by-chain/solana-svm/surge.md), [EVM](/docs-by-chain/evm/surge.md), or [Sui](/docs-by-chain/sui/surge.md).
* Generate verifiably fair randomness for games, lotteries, and more on [Solana](/docs-by-chain/solana-svm/randomness/randomness-tutorial.md) or [EVM](/docs-by-chain/evm/randomness/randomness-tutorial.md).

**Explore existing feeds or create your own:**

* Browse through thousands of existing data feeds on [our explorer site](https://explorer.switchboardlabs.xyz).
* Can't find an existing feed that does what you need? Learn how to make and use a [custom data feed](/custom-feeds/build-and-deploy-feed.md) with infinite customization possibilities.

**Go Deeper:**

* Are you a power user that needs the fastest price updates and lots of queries? Learn how to set up a [Crossbar server](/tooling/crossbar.md).
* Dive into the [protocol](/how-it-works/switchboard-protocol.md) and [technology](/how-it-works/technical-architecture.md) that power Switchboard.


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