Attention

TYPO3 v8 has reached its end-of-life March 31st, 2020 and is not maintained by the community anymore. Looking for a stable version? Use the version switch on the top left.

There is no further ELTS support. It is recommended that you upgrade your project and use a supported version of TYPO3.

Install TYPO3 via composer

The recommended way of installing TYPO3 is via Composer.

To create a new TYPO3 project use the TYPO3 Base Distribution:

# Download the Base Distribution with the latest "stable" TYPOv8 release
composer create-project typo3/cms-base-distribution:^8 YourNewProjectFolder

Note

To install TYPO3 via Composer on Windows Composer should be started as admin or explicitly given the permission to create symlinks.

After installation continue with the steps in The Install Tool