octobercms/october

Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.

<p align="center"> <img src="https://github.com/octobercms/october/blob/develop/themes/demo/assets/images/favicon.png?raw=true" alt="October" width="25%" height="25%" /> </p> [October](https://octobercms.com) is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform whose sole purpose is to make your development workflow simple again. It was born out of frustration with existing systems. We feel building websites has become a convoluted and confusing process that leaves developers unsatisfied. We want to turn you around to the simpler side and get back to basics. October's mission is to show the world that web development is not rocket science. [](https://octobercms.com/) [](https://docs.octobercms.com/) [](https://octobercms.com/changelog) [](./LICENSE.md) > *Please note*: October CMS is open source and every new account includes a complimentary license for the first year. After that, a license is required to continue receiving updates and access the Marketplace ecosystem. ## Installing October Instructions on how to install October can be found at the [installation guide](https://docs.octobercms.com/3.x/setup/installation.html). ### Quick Start Installation If you have composer installed, run this in your terminal to install October CMS from command line. This will place the files in a directory named **myoctober**. composer create-project october/october myoctober If you plan on using a database, run this command inside the application directory. php artisan october:install ## Learning October The