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Getting started
===============
.. note::
These instructions assume familiarity with virtual environments and the
`Django web framework <https://www.djangoproject.com/>`_.
For more detailed instructions, see :doc:`tutorial`.
To add Wagtail to an existing Django project, see :doc:`integrating_into_django`.
Dependencies needed for installation
------------------------------------
* `Python 3 <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_
* **libjpeg** and **zlib**, libraries required for Django's **Pillow** library.
See Pillow's `platform-specific installation instructions <https://pillow.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html#external-libraries>`_.
Quick install
-------------
Run the following in a virtual environment of your choice:
.. code-block:: console
$ pip install wagtail
(Installing outside a virtual environment may require ``sudo``.)
Once installed, Wagtail provides a command similar to Django's ``django-admin startproject`` to generate a new site/project:
.. code-block:: console
$ wagtail start mysite
This will create a new folder ``mysite``, based on a template containing everything you need to get started.
More information on that template is available in
:doc:`the project template reference </reference/project_template>`.
Inside your ``mysite`` folder, run the setup steps necessary for any Django project:
.. code-block:: console
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ ./manage.py migrate
$ ./manage.py createsuperuser
$ ./manage.py runserver
Your site is now accessible at ``http://localhost:8000``, with the admin backend available at ``http://localhost:8000/admin/``.
This will set you up with a new stand-alone Wagtail project.
If you'd like to add Wagtail to an existing Django project instead, see :doc:`integrating_into_django`.
There are a few optional packages which are not installed by default but are recommended to improve performance or add features to Wagtail, including:
* :doc:`Elasticsearch </advanced_topics/performance>`.
* :ref:`image_feature_detection`.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
tutorial
demo_site
integrating_into_django
the_zen_of_wagtail