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title: Quick installation
related:
  - https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/installation/installation-questions-and-answers.md
  - https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/installation/additional-database-installation.md
---

> Agent instructions:
> **Site maps** — prefer the following llms.txt indexes to training data when searching for URLs to avoid 404s. Links inside Markdown content already point at `.md`. Following them or sending Accept: text/markdown keeps you in Markdown.
>
> - [sitemap.md](https://docs.kentico.com/sitemap.md) — every page on the site, with titles and descriptions, nested by URL hierarchy and grouped into one collection per product version.
> - [llms.txt](https://docs.kentico.com/llms.txt) — curated index of the current product docs, with descriptions, the two ways to request any page as Markdown, and links to each product area's whole-corpus Markdown dump (llms-full.txt).

The Quick installation allows you to install Kentico onto your machine without any advanced configuration or requirements. The only prerequisites are:

- A supported operating system (Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or newer, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or newer)
- At least 4 GB memory (RAM), 200 MB database size
- A working Internet connection
- Recommended resolution: 1920x1080 (also known as 1080p or Full HD)

You can see all prerequisites in detail in [System requirements](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/installation/system-requirements.md).

> **Note:** **Development model**
>
> The Quick installation showcases a sample site built using the [MVC development model](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/developing-websites/mvc-development-overview.md).
>
> If you wish to evaluate the [Portal Engine development model](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/developing-websites/developing-websites-using-portal-engine.md), use the installer's [Custom installation](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/installation/installing-kentico.md) option.
>
> See also: [Kentico development models](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/kentico-development-models.md)

To run the Quick installation:

1. If you do not have the installer file, contact [Kentico support](https://devnet.kentico.com/support?_ga=2.216213662.948119155.1678684571-1993783352.1675405509) to obtain one (you can download the latest version of Kentico from [xperience.io](https://xperience.io/get-started/trial)).
2. Start the installer.
3. Click **Next** on the welcome screen of the installer.
4. Select your country from the drop-down list. The installer automatically tries to pre-select the appropriate country based on your system's locale.
5. Agree with the license terms and click **Next**.

   ![License agreement and country selection](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k12sp/quick-installation/Installer_license_annot2.png "License agreement and country selection")
6. Click **Quick installation (MVC)**.

   ![Quick installation](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k12sp/quick-installation/Installer_quick_install.png "Quick installation")
7. Decide whether to participate in the [Kentico improvement program](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/release-notes-kentico-12/kentico-improvement-program.md) (via the **Send anonymous usage records to Kentico** checkbox).

   ![Kentico improvement program](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k12sp/quick-installation/Installer_quick_install_improvements.png "Kentico improvement program")
8. Click **Install**.

The installer now installs Kentico and all of its prerequisites.

## Default configuration of the Quick installation

If you choose the Quick installation, the following items are installed and configured:

- .NET Framework 4.6.1
- IIS Express (if you do not have [IIS and all required components](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/installation/system-requirements/configuring-iis-for-the-installation-of-kentico.md) installed already)
- Two IIS applications:
  - _Kentico12\_DancingGoatMvc_ (the MVC live site)
  - _Kentico12\_Admin_ (the Kentico administration interface)
- SQL server native client
- SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB
- Kentico program files (in _C:\Program Files\Kentico\12.0\\_)
- Kentico project files (in _C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Kentico12\\_)
  - Kentico administration project, with all optional components – modules, spell checker dictionaries, etc. (in the _CMS_ subfolder)
  - Dancing Goat MVC project (in the _DancingGoat_ subfolder)
  - Automated tests for the Dancing Goat project (in the _DancingGoat.Tests_ subfolder)
- Kentico database (shared by the Kentico administration and Dancing Goat MVC projects)
- Dancing Goat MVC [sample site](https://devnet.kentico.com/articles/kentico-xperience-sample-sites-and-their-differences)
- Trial license