> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hubra.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Stake your first SOL with Hubra in under five minutes.

This guide gets you from a Solana wallet to a working stake position. No engineering required.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the app">
    Go to [hubra.app/s](https://hubra.app/s) and connect a Solana wallet (Phantom, Backpack, Solflare, or any other standard wallet).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a strategy">
    The app surfaces the four canonical paths. For SOL, pick **Native** for the cleanest custody surface or **Liquid** if you want a transferable raSOL receipt. For USDC, pick **Earn**.

    See [Strategies](/overview/native-staking) for the trade-offs.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick an amount">
    Type the amount of SOL or USDC you want to stake. The app shows the live exchange rate, expected output, and any fees up front. There is no minimum.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign the transaction">
    Approve the transaction in your wallet. Hubra covers network fees, so you do not need a SOL balance set aside for gas.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Watch your position">
    Your position shows up immediately on the **Positions** tab. For native stake, the position activates over the next epoch (about 2 to 3 days). For raSOL, the redemption rate begins climbing each epoch from the moment of mint. For USDC Earn, yield accrues continuously.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## When you want to exit

Three paths, depending on the strategy:

* **Native, slow:** Standard `StakeProgram.deactivate`. Account becomes withdrawable after the deactivation epoch (about 2 to 3 days). No fee.
* **Native, instant:** Routed through Sanctum's `depositStake`. Active stake settles to SOL in one transaction. Pays a price-impact fee to the LST liquidity pool.
* **Liquid, instant:** Swap raSOL → SOL through Sanctum's pooled LST liquidity. One transaction, pays price impact only.
* **Liquid, slow:** `withdrawStake` to a native stake account, then standard epoch deactivation.
* **USDC, instant:** Voltr direct withdraw. No cooldown, no fee.

The full mechanics live in [Instant unstake](/overview/instant-unstake).

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## What's next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Native staking" icon="key" href="/overview/native-staking">
    The cleanest delegation route.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Liquid staking" icon="droplet" href="/overview/liquid-staking">
    Stake exposure with a transferable receipt.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Instant unstake" icon="bolt" href="/overview/instant-unstake">
    Exit a position in a single transaction.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Developer API" icon="code" href="/developer/overview">
    Same operations, programmatic.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>