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Get started by downloading the official Drupal core files. These official releases come bundled with a variety of modules and themes to give you a good starting point to help build your site. Drupal core includes basic community features like blogging, forums, and contact forms, and can be easily extended by downloading other contributed modules and themes.
Before installing Drupal, please review the system requirements for Drupal 9 or the system requirements for Drupal 8 and the installation instructions.
Information on version numbers can be found in the online documentation.
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These are stable, well-tested versions that are actively supported.
Actively maintained with new features and backwards-compatible improvements every six months. Use this version for the best compatibility with future releases.
Supported until November 2021. Use this version for Drupal 8 sites with modules that are not Drupal-9-ready. Update to Drupal 9 before November!
Supported until November 2022. Use this version for sites already running Drupal 7.
