About Plone installers

In this book, we will be building Plone sites from the ground up, starting with Python.

However, we would be remiss if we did not mention the Plone installers. If you need a trouble-free demo, or if you just want to download something that works, look no further than http://plone.org/products/plone. You will find installers for each of our targeted operating systems:

Many people use these in production with great success (especially the Unified Installer).

However, if you want to know how the installers work, or if you need more flexibility than the installers can provide, you should keep reading.

And now, we shall begin.