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This guide describes various ways to evaluate Drupal, either remotely, using an online trial, or locally, by installing it on your own computer.
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Drupal CMS
Drupal CMS
is a pre-packaged version of Drupal, suited to marketers and non-technical users. No advanced skills are required.
Drupal Core
Drupal Core
is the foundational framework for developers seeking highly customizable content management solutions.
Try Drupal remotely
You can evaluate Drupal remotely, using a hosted demo, without installing it on your computer, in these ways:
Try Drupal CMS
Sign up for a
free trial of Drupal CMS
Simplytest.me
An easy way to try Drupal Core is with
Simplytest.me
Enter "Drupal core" in the project field
Select a version
Click "Launch Sandbox"
Log into the demo application with user "admin" and password "admin". You are free to experiment with Drupal and acquaint yourself with its many features.
Try Drupal locally
You can install Drupal on your computer, to evaluate it locally, in these ways:
Drupal CMS with DDEV
You can
install Drupal CMS locally with DDEV
Drupal Core with DDEV
Another option is to
install Drupal Core locally with DDEV
Drupal Quick Start
The
Drupal Quick Start command
is intended only for launching a local demo version of Drupal Core. It requires PHP to be installed.
When you’re ready to get started with building your own Drupal application, visit the
Drupal User Guide
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