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title: Installation
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> 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.
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> - [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).

To install Kentico, run the _Kentico\_8\_1.exe_ file, which opens the **Kentico Installer**:

![Kentico Installer 8](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k81/installation/Installer8.png "Kentico Installer 8")

## Installing Kentico

> **Info:** 
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> ### Evaluation
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> You can begin by [installing Kentico for evaluation purposes](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/installation/quick-installation-on-a-local-machine.md) using the **Quick installation** button.

> **Info:** 
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> ### Local installation
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> Check if your development server meets the [recommended configuration.](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/installation/server-and-hosting-requirements.md)
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> Install Kentico on your local computer with your own preferred settings using the **Custom installation** button. If you come across any difficulties with selecting the right options, see [Installing Kentico (Q\&A)](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/installation/installing-kentico-questions-and-answers.md) for recommendations.

> **Info:** 
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> ### Remote installation
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> Check if your development server meets the [recommended configuration.](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/installation/server-and-hosting-requirements.md)
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> Develop your website on a remote server or set up a production environment. You will find detailed procedures for this type of installation in the [Deploying Kentico to a live server](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/installation/deploying-kentico-to-a-live-server.md) section.

## Where to get more information?

To learn how to develop websites, see [Kentico 8.1 Tutorial](https://docs.kentico.com/k81tutorial.md).

You can also visit our portal for developers with blogs, forums, knowledge base and other documentation material at [DevNet](http://devnet.kentico.com/Home.aspx).

If you need advice on how to use Kentico, feel free to write to <support@kentico.com.> The support team operates non-stop and will be happy to help you.