Getting Started

Joomla makes creating and maintaining Web sites easy for everyone, from total beginners setting up their first site to IT professionals managing enterprise installations.

Get the Basic Details

If you have never used Joomla! before, you might want to read What is Joomla? first. If you are evaluating Joomla for use on a project, you may want to review the materials for evaluators on the Joomla Documentation Wiki.

Download Joomla! and Run it yourself.

If you're ready to install Joomla, download the latest version here, you'll be up and running in no time. You can also check out the short FAQ on that page

Get started on Joomla.com

Joomla.com allows you to use a slightly modified version of Joomla! CMS to create awesome free hosted websites. You will get started with just a click on a button, opening up to endless possibilities, full responsive, multilingual, ...

Test Out the Online Demo

You can really experience the power of Joomla! using our online demo at demo.joomla.org. You'll quickly discover how easy it is to create and manage content, install extensions and templates, and build a complete website.

90-day free demo

With 90 days to explore Joomla! you can build a complete website for yourself or your company, absolutely free of charge. If you want to keep your website after the demo period is over, you can easily move it to a standard hosting account.

90-minutes test drive

Not sure yet about the 90-day demo? Take a one-time quick Joomla! ride instead. It will give you a good idea about the feel of Joomla! before you start building your own site. The website is set up just for you, so you can make as many changes as you want. (This install will reset 90 mins after activation and all changes will be lost.)
All user accounts are given Super Administrator access and can perform all functions. Feel free to use the new demo resource and to share it with others interested in exploring Joomla's capabilities.
For more details about the operation of the demo site, visit demo.joomla.org.

Find Documentation and Help

Documentation for Joomla is available on the Joomla Documentation Wiki at docs.joomla.org. Choosing a user type will help you find the appropriate resources on the wiki. The wiki page The Absolute Beginners Guide to Joomla contains lots of information, advice, and links for first time users. If you have more questions, visit the Joomla forums.

Get Ready to Install

Getting started on your Joomla Web site is easy to do. Many hosting services offer a simple one-click installation, but if you'd rather be more hands-on, have more control or are your own host, all you need is a Web server with PHP and MySQL. Most commercial hosts provide these as part of their basic package of services. Then download a copy of Joomla. Then visit our install documentation to continue your adventure.

For Developers and Designers

If you're looking to get started in Joomla development, developer.joomla.org is the best place for you to start. There you'll find tons of information on Joomla, the APIs and much more. Also more documentation is available on docs.joomla.org .
If you're a designer and want to learn more about creating Joomla templates, the Template management section shows how easy it is to design in Joomla.
If you are an administrator you can find your documentation here.

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