## Index → Getting started

1. Why Cherokee?: Feature overview.

2. Requirements: Hardware and software requirements.

3. Download: Where and how to download Cherokee.

4. Installation: Installation instructions.

   - Easy installation: One-step installation.

   - Unix: Installation on Unix/Linux platforms.

   - OSX: Installation on Mac OSX platform.

   - Windows: Installation on Windows platform.

   - FreeBSD: Installation on FreeBSD platforms.

   - From GIT: Installation of the development release.

5. Upgrading Cherokee: Upgrading from a previous release?

6. Running Cherokee: Basic steps to run Cherokee.