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title: Getting Started
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introduction: SilverStripe is a web application. This means that you will need to have a webserver and database. We will take you through the setup of the server environment as well the application itself.
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## Installing SilverStripe
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The best way to get SilverStripe is to [install with Composer](composer). Composer is a package management tool for PHP that
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lets you install and upgrade SilverStripe and its modules. Although installing Composer is one extra step, it will give you much more flexibility than just downloading the file from silverstripe.org.
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Other ways to get SilverStripe:
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* If you just want to get the code as quickly as possible, you can [download SilverStripe from our website](http://silverstripe.org/download).
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* If you already have an installed version of SilverStripe, and you haven't used Composer to get it, please see our [upgrading](upgrading) guide. Note that [Composer](composer) provides its own tools for upgrading.
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## Setting up a server
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### Linux/Unix
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To run SilverStripe on Linux/Unix, set up one of the following web servers:
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* [Install using Apache](webserver) - our preferred platform
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* [Install using Lighttpd](lighttpd) - fast, but a bit tricker to get going
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* [Install using Nginx](nginx) - Super fast at serving static files. Great for large traffic sites.
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* [Install using nginx and HHVM](nginx-hhvm) - nginx and [HHVM](http://hhvm.com/) as a faster alternative to PHP
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### Windows
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The most straightforward way to get SilverStripe running on Windows is with the [Microsoft Web Platform installer](windows-pi). You can skip the "getting the code" step.
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For more flexibility, you can set up either of the following web servers, and use Composer to get the code:
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* [Install using IIS](windows-manual-iis)
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* [Install using Apache/WAMP](windows-wamp)
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### Mac OS X
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Mac OS X comes with a built-in webserver, but there are a number of other options:
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* [Install using MAMP](mac-osx)
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* Install using the built-in webserver (no docs yet)
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* Install using MacPorts (no docs yet)
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## Troubleshooting
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If you run into trouble, see [common-problems](common-problems) or post to the
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[SilverStripe forums](http://silverstripe.com/silverstripe-forum/).
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## Related
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* [Module installation](../topics/modules)
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* [Suggested web hosts](http://doc.silverstripe.org/old/suggested-web-hosts)
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