# Getting started · Realtime events with Bird in three steps

## Three steps to realtime events.

Create an account, publish your first event to a channel, then lock down access so only the right clients can subscribe.

## From sign-up to live events in an afternoon.

Follow these three steps and you'll have realtime pub/sub running with authorized connections.

## Sub-100ms event delivery at any scale.

Pub/sub channels, presence, and webhooks on infrastructure built to handle millions of concurrent connections. Sign up and send your first event in under five minutes.