.. _Installing, Configuring, and Running the Open edX Platform:

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Installing, Configuring, and Running the Open edX Platform
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.. tags:: site operator, reference

This guide provides instructions for using your own instance of the Open edX
platform and associated applications.

The most recent Open edX release will be found on the :ref:`Open edX Release
Notes`. It is strongly recommended to use `Tutor`_ (see :ref:`Tutor Concept
(Operator)`) for both development and installation. It is also recommended to
stay up-to-date with the latest Open edX release, as previous releases are
unsupported by the community. See the `Open edX Release Schedule`_ for
information on release dates and end-of-life support.

You *can* install any release of the Open edX platform, but note the community
will likely be unable to answer questions about issues you encounter. Please be
aware that older releases do not receive security fixes or any of the latest features,
and documentation on docs.openedx.org will always reflect the latest release.


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   front_matter/index
   platform_releases/index
   installation/index
   configuration/index
   analytics/index
   ecommerce-solutions
   mobile
   feature_flags/feature_flag_index
   /glossary

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.. toctree::
   :hidden:

   ecommerce-deprecated/index
   insights/index
   mobile-deprecated

.. include:: /links.txt


**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
|              |                               |                |                                |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+