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[**Announcing Appwrite Cloud Public Beta! Sign up today!**](https://cloud.appwrite.io)
Appwrite is an end-to-end backend server for Web, Mobile, Native, or Backend apps packaged as a set of Docker<nobr> microservices. Appwrite abstracts the complexity and repetitiveness required to build a modern backend API from scratch and allows you to build secure apps faster.
Using Appwrite, you can easily integrate your app with user authentication and multiple sign-in methods, a database for storing and querying users and team data, storage and file management, image manipulation, Cloud Functions, and [more services](https://appwrite.io/docs).
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Find out more at: [https://appwrite.io](https://appwrite.io)
Table of Contents:
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Unix](#unix)
- [Windows](#windows)
- [CMD](#cmd)
- [PowerShell](#powershell)
- [Upgrade from an Older Version](#upgrade-from-an-older-version)
- [One-Click Setups](#one-click-setups)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Services](#services)
- [SDKs](#sdks)
- [Client](#client)
- [Server](#server)
- [Community](#community)
- [Architecture](#architecture)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Security](#security)
- [Follow Us](#follow-us)
- [License](#license)
## Installation
Appwrite is designed to run in a containerized environment. Running your server is as easy as running one command from your terminal. You can either run Appwrite on your localhost using docker-compose or on any other container orchestration tool, such as [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/), [Docker Swarm](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/), or [Rancher](https://rancher.com/docs/).
The easiest way to start running your Appwrite server is by running our docker-compose file. Before running the installation command, make sure you have [Docker](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop) installed on your machine:
### Unix
```bash
docker run -it --rm \
--volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
--volume "$(pwd)"/appwrite:/usr/src/code/appwrite:rw \
--entrypoint="install" \
appwrite/appwrite:1.5.1
```
### Windows
#### CMD
```cmd
docker run -it --rm ^
--volume //var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock ^
--volume "%cd%"/appwrite:/usr/src/code/appwrite:rw ^
--entrypoint="install" ^
appwrite/appwrite:1.5.1
```
#### PowerShell
```powershell
docker run -it --rm `
--volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock `
--volume ${pwd}/appwrite:/usr/src/code/appwrite:rw `
--entrypoint="install" `
appwrite/appwrite:1.5.1
```
Once the Docker installation is complete, go to http://localhost to access the Appwrite console from your browser. Please note that on non-Linux native hosts, the server might take a few minutes to start after completing the installation.
For advanced production and custom installation, check out our Docker [environment variables](https://appwrite.io/docs/environment-variables) docs. You can also use our public [docker-compose.yml](https://appwrite.io/install/compose) and [.env](https://appwrite.io/install/env) files to manually set up an environment.
### Upgrade from an Older Version
If you are upgrading your Appwrite server from an older version, you should use the Appwrite migration tool once your setup is completed. For more information regarding this, check out the [Installation Docs](https://appwrite.io/docs/installation).
## One-Click Setups
In addition to running Appwrite locally, you can also launch Appwrite using a pre-configured setup. This allows you to get up and running quickly with Appwrite without installing Docker on your local machine.
Choose from one of the providers below:
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<a href="https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/appwrite">
<img width="50" height="39" src="public/images/integrations/digitalocean-logo.svg" alt="DigitalOcean Logo" />
<br /><sub><b>DigitalOcean</b></sub></a>
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<a href="https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/appwrite/integration-for-gitpod">
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<a href="https://www.linode.com/marketplace/apps/appwrite/appwrite/">
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<br /><sub><b>Akamai Compute</b></sub></a>
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## Getting Started
Getting started with Appwrite is as easy as creating a new project, choosing your platform, and integrating its SDK into your code. You can easily get started with your platform of choice by reading one of our Getting Started tutorials.
- [Getting Started for Web](https://appwrite.io/docs/getting-started-for-web)
- [Getting Started for Flutter](https://appwrite.io/docs/getting-started-for-flutter)
- [Getting Started for Apple](https://appwrite.io/docs/getting-started-for-apple)
- [Getting Started for Android](https://appwrite.io/docs/getting-started-for-android)
- [Getting Started for Server](https://appwrite.io/docs/getting-started-for-server)
- [Getting Started for CLI](https://appwrite.io/docs/command-line)
### Services
- [**Account**](https://appwrite.io/docs/references/cloud/client-web/account) - Manage current user authentication and account.