At the very least, try to get some pro advice about bow technique. From casual observance and personal experience this is the most important element of playing satisfaction as a beginner, most else will follow.
One early solution for me was a tailpiece with four integrated fine tuners (yes, I kept the original) to reduce friction peg frustration.
An electronic tuner helps, even to reassure your ears when they get pitch fatigue, but make a regular effort to tune by ear.
Tune the bowed, not plucked, note.
Tune some intervals, especially fifths.
Listen to fiddle and violin music with an ear for phrasing and embellishment.
At the start, several short energized daily practice sessions might be more beneficial than one long tiring one.
Ask a lot of questions!
Qualifier: I'm a crappy fiddler, but I play guitars with a very fine fiddler in a duo...that's a real education that's paying off! Dumb luck dropped my grandfather's fiddle in my lap a couple of years ago, so I figured I might as well use it. Luck also has it that I volunteer at a decent celtic festival and get to watch, listen, and ask questions...lots of questions.