How to start?

That's probably a very dumb question but I did some searches around the forums and spent few hours on researching. Not the best results tho.

Anyway, I just made my first account (travelling niche) and now I'm getting struggled with the software.
I don't expect to be the next millionaire or something like that just to run as start an account or a few with a good amount of followers, any resourceful information would be very helpful.

What kind of software do I need? (Not really expensive, I will invest money into this but I want to try it out a little bit before I throw myself into deep water).
What do I need to know?
Anything I'm doing wrong?

Any kind of help would be very helpful, thank you up front!!

Read this

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/guide-how-to-bot-on-instagram-and-make-money.1043221/

and take a gander at the money making forums section.

There's lots of goodies there.

Get some monies together,buy a bot, rent some proxies, and take a crack at it

Nothing to it but to do it.

Firstly, a few hours of research is nothing. Your questions are very general and vague. Try researching the forum for a little while longer. That will probably give you all the answers you need. If it doesn't, you'll have a clearer picture of the types of issues you have. Then, you can ask the real questions, and, probably get distinct answers.

Thank you for the links and the comment were helpful, I keep researching and exploring the forums; meanwhile, I ask.

A few random questions regarding my niches. As a start I'll make a minimum amount of accounts (3), my first niche is traveling and the others will be girls and motivation quotes. The question is how do I know if something is copyrighted, can I upload anything from tumblr and other insta accounts or some random things I find on the internet?

Can I download some pictures from famous girls and upload it on Instagram account niche girls without getting banned?

Read all the posts from this forum, You'll learn a lot about his.

I have made my own calculation,

15 USD/monthly for VPS (2GB Ram) - by HostShield Private LTD.
30 USD/monthly for 10 Instagram proxies - by Storm Proxies
10 USD/monthly for GMT2

55 USD a month for running 10 Instagram accounts, will it be paid off? Or I did something wrong. Of course, I expect to expand slowly but that's the beginning shot. Any thoughts?