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# Welcome to the official TYPO3 Documentation {#start}

TYPO3 CMS is an Open Source Enterprise Content Management System powered by
PHP.

**Getting started guide**

This guide introduces some of the core concepts of TYPO3, guides you
through installation, helps you set up your first small project with
a custom template, and gives you information on troubleshooting.

[Get started with TYPO3](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-getting-started/14.3/en-us/Index.html#start)

**Site package tutorial**

This tutorial describes step by step how to create your first
site package or theme in TYPO3 from scratch.

[Build your own site package](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-sitepackage/14.3/en-us/Index.html#start)

**Editors guide**

Learn about how you log into the TYPO3 backend, how to work with the
page tree, how to create and manage content, how to work with translations
and other useful tricks for editors.

[Add content to a TYPO3 page](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-editors/14.3/en-us/Index.html#start)

**Download TYPO3**

For information about the different versions of TYPO3 and their system
requirements, visit [https://get.typo3.org](https://get.typo3.org)

You can also download the sources from there. We suggest
[Installing TYPO3 using Composer](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-getting-started/14.3/en-us/Installation/Install.html#install), however.

[Download TYPO3](https://get.typo3.org)

## References {#references}

-   **[TYPO3 explained](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/14.3/en-us/Index.html#api-overview)**

    The main document for advanced developers and integrators. It describes
    the API, coding guidelines, configuration options and security
    guidelines. Introduces creating an extension to enhance TYPO3.

-   **[TYPO3 Core changelog](https://docs.typo3.org/c/typo3/cms-core/main/en-us/Index.html#typo3-core-changelog)**

    Learn what is new in TYPO3 and how to migrate away from deprecated
    functionality.

-   **[Fluid Explained](https://docs.typo3.org/other/typo3fluid/fluid/main/en-us/Index.html#start)**

    Fluid is a PHP template engine and is the de facto standard for any
    HTML-based output in the TYPO3 CMS.

-   **[Fluid ViewHelper reference](https://docs.typo3.org/other/typo3/view-helper-reference/14.3/en-us/Index.html#start)**

    Complete reference of all Fluid ViewHelpers provided by TYPO3. Used
    to add logic and functionality to your templates.

-   **[TypoScript Explained (including TSconfig)](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-typoscript/14.3/en-us/Index.html#start)**

    Complete reference of TypoScript settings and configuration options.
    Frontend TypoScript is useful to improve the frontend output of your site,
    while TSconfig options let you customize the TYPO3 backend.

-   **[TCA reference](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-tca/14.3/en-us/Index.html#start)**

    Complete reference of the Table Configuration Array (TCA) which
    maps raw database tables to

records in the TYPO3 backend and in Extbase.

## Further documentation {#further-documentation}

You can find a lot more documentation with a click on "**All documentation**" in the top
menu bar.

Documentation for community extensions can be found with the "**Search**"
link in the top menu bar, or also via the further links in the detail view of a specific extension in the
[TYPO3 Extension Repository (TER)](https://extensions.typo3.org).