---
title: "Installation"
manual: "Dashboard"
version: "13.4"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-dashboard:installation@13.4"
source: "Installation/Index.rst"
rendered: "2026-10-09T09:30:16+00:00"
---

# Installation {#installation}

Target group: **Administrators**

This extension is part of the TYPO3 Core, but not installed by default.

**Table of contents**

-   [Installation with Composer](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-dashboard:installation-with-composer@13.4)
-   [Installation without Composer](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-dashboard:installation-without-composer@13.4)

## Installation with Composer {#installation-composer}

Check whether you are already using the extension with:

```bash
composer show | grep dashboard
```

This should either give you no result or something similar to:

```none
typo3/cms-dashboard       v12.4.11
```

If it is not installed yet, use the `composer require` command to install
the extension:

```bash
composer require typo3/cms-dashboard
```

The given version depends on the version of the TYPO3 Core you are using.

## Installation without Composer {#installation-no-composer}

In an installation without Composer, the extension is already shipped. You just have to activate it.
Head over to the extension manager and activate the extension.

![Extension manager showing Dashboard extension](../Images/InstallActivate.png)