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Installation
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The easiest way to use Mayan EDMS is by using the official Docker_ image.
Make sure Docker is properly installed and working before attempting to install
Mayan EDMS.

Minimum hardware requirements
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- 2 Gigabytes of RAM (1 Gigabyte if OCR is turned off).
- Multiple core CPU (64 bit, faster than 1 GHz recommended).
- Unix-like operating system like GNU/Linux. For other operating systems
  user container technologies like Docker or virtual machines.


Installation methods
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Docker
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Docker is a computer program that performs operating-system-level
virtualization also known as containerization. It allows independent
"containers" to run within a single Linux instance, avoiding the overhead
of starting and maintaining virtual machines (VMs).

- :ref:`docker_install`

.. toctree::
    :hidden:

    ../chapters/docker/install_simple


Direct installation
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For users with knowledge of Python, Django, Ubuntu, and databases.

- :doc:`../chapters/deploying`


.. toctree::
    :hidden:

    ../chapters/deploying


.. _Docker: https://www.docker.com/