TYPO3 administration

Learn about the different ways to install TYPO3 and choose the method that best matches your technical requirements and experience level.

• TYPO3 installation overview
• Composer-based
• Classic mode
• Download TYPO3 (ZIP/TAR)

The deployment guide highlights some of solutions available that can help automate the process of deploying TYPO3 to a remote server.

• Deploying TYPO3
• Configuring environments
• CI/CD and Automatic deployment

This chapter contains information on how to configure and optimize the infrastructure running TYPO3 for production.

• Running TYPO3 in production environments
• Backup strategies
• Security considerations for administrators
• Using Docker in production

Learn how to run TYPO3 using Docker containers for local development and testing, including step-by-step guides for plain Docker, Docker Compose, and DDEV.

Docker-based TYPO3 setups

The folder layout of your TYPO3 project depends on how TYPO3 was installed. Composer-based installations use a modern structure that separates code from public files—ideal for deployment workflows and version control. Classic mode keeps everything in a single folder and is easier to set up for beginners.

Both methods are fully supported for production use, however there are security consideration regarding file access when using the classic structure.

• Directory structure, Composer
• Directory structure, Classic mode

Learn how to apply patch-level updates, perform major version upgrades, and update extensions safely.

• Bugfix / security update (Composer)
• Major upgrade (Composer)
• Applying Core patches
• Classic-mode upgrade
• Migrate a Classic-mode project to Composer