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title: "TYPO3 - Getting Started Tutorial"
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# TYPO3 - Getting Started Tutorial

This guide introduces the core concepts of TYPO3 and provides an overview of
the backend administrative interface. It is designed to help new users
understand how TYPO3 works and how its main components fit together.

In addition, the guide includes instructions for preparing your host
operating system and detailed steps for installing TYPO3.

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**Quickstart**

From zero to a basic website in TYPO3 v14

[Get started](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:quickstart@main)

**Prerequisites**

In this section we mention the prerequisites that you need before
you start with this tutorial.

[See the prerequisites](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:prerequisites@main)

**Concepts**

Written for new users, this chapter introduces some of TYPO3's core
concepts, including the backend - TYPO3's administration interface.

[Learn about the basic concepts](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:concepts@main)

**Installation**

The installation chapter provides detailed instructions on how to
install TYPO3. It also contains information about how to deploy TYPO3
to a production environment.

[Perform a TYPO3 Installation](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:install@main)

**First project setup**

The chapter "first project setup" helps you to go through the next steps
after the installation, such as creating a site record.

[Setup TYPO3 after installation](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:first-project-setup@main)

**Troubleshooting**

Troubleshoot common issues that can occur during installation. The
troubleshooting chapter covers both TYPO3 CMS and the host environment,
including the web server, database and PHP.

[Learn how to troubleshoot](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:troubleshooting-index@main)

**Working with extensions**

Discover how third-party extensions are installed and managed using
Composer.

[Install and manage extensions](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:extensions-index@main)

**Next steps**

Next steps provides an overview of tasks that can be carried out once
TYPO3 is installed, such as creating templates and adding content.

[Learn how to add content and create templates](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:next-steps@main)

**Glossary**

Here you get an overview of important terms in TYPO3.

[See the glossary](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:getting-started-glossary-index@main)

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