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Improving the Install page #7443

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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions contents/docs/getting-started/install.mdx
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Once your PostHog instance is up and running, the next step is to get PostHog installed.
Once your instance is up and running, the next step is to install PostHog.

> **Tip**: Even if you have multiple customer-facing products e.g. a marketing website + iOS app + web app, it works best to have them share the same project to track the user across their journey. See: [Organizations & projects docs](/manual/organizations-and-projects)
> **Tip**: If you have multiple customer-facing products (e.g. a marketing website + iOS app + web app), it's best to install PostHog on them all and [group them in one project](/manual/organizations-and-projects). This way, you can track the user across their entire journey.

<h3 class="mb-0 mt-6">Installation</h3>

import Install from "./\_snippets/install.mdx"

<Install />

#### Set up a reverse proxy (optional)
We recommend setting up a reverse proxy to send events to PostHog using your domain, so they're less likely to be intercepted by tracking blockers. There are several [options for creating a reverse proxy](/docs/advanced/proxy), including using [AWS Cloudfront](/docs/advanced/proxy/cloudfront), [Netlify](/docs/advanced/proxy/netlify), and [Vercel](/docs/advanced/proxy/vercel).
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import Snippet from "../snippet.mdx"

> This is the simplest way to get PostHog up and running on your website, and only takes a few minutes to set-up.
This is the simplest way to get PostHog up and running, and only takes a few minutes.

#### Add to your website &amp; app
#### Add to your website and product

Paste this snippet within the `<head>` tags of your website - ideally just inside the closing `</head>` tag - on all pages that you wish to track.
Copy the snippet below and replace `<ph_project_api_key>` and `<ph_instance_address>` with your project's values, then add it within the `<head>` tags of your product - ideally just before the closing `</head>` tag - on pages you want to track.
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One thing is the <ph_project_api_key> and instance_address get automatically filled if those details are available (I think by using the logged in cookie), so there is a chance someone sees this and they don't have those values below.

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Hm. Not sure I can see how we can accomodate that though. Probably best to leave it?


You can find the snippet pre-filled with this data in [your project settings](https://app.posthog.com/project/settings).

<Snippet />

Be sure to replace `<ph_project_api_key>` and `<ph_instance_address>` with your project's values. (You can find the snippet pre-filled with this data in the PostHog app under Project / Settings. _(Quick links if you use [PostHog Cloud US](https://app.posthog.com/project/settings) or [PostHog Cloud EU](https://eu.posthog.com/project/settings))_
Once the snippet has been added PostHog will automatically track `$pageview` and [other events](/docs/data/autocapture). You can then enable other products, such as session replays, within [your project settings](https://app.posthog.com/project/settings).

#### What this code does

After adding the snippet to your website, it will automatically start to:

- Capture `$pageview` events when a user visits a page
- Track when users [click on links or buttons](/docs/data/autocapture)
- [Record videos of user sessions](/docs/user-guides/recordings) that you can play back (if you've enabled the Session recordings feature, which we highly recommend!)
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