# Get started

> Install Cloud Management Platform (CMP), connect your infrastructure, and provision your first resources

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**Free tier.** CMP includes a free tier, so you can start right away with no purchase required. Choose it during initial setup, or apply a paid license instead. See [Product license](/docs/cmp/configure/administration/product-license/) for options.
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1. **[Install CMP](/docs/cmp/get-started/install/)**. Deploy the appliance.
1. **[Complete initial setup](/docs/cmp/get-started/complete-initial-setup/)**. Create your admin account, choose a license, and run the Setup Wizard to connect a cloud and add content.
1. **[Dashboard](/docs/cmp/get-started/dashboard/)**. Get to know your home page.
1. **[Explore features](/docs/cmp/get-started/explore-features/)**. Go further once you're provisioning.

To back up, restore, or upgrade CMP later, see [Maintain Cloud Management Platform](/docs/cmp/configure/administration/maintain/).

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Section pages:

- [Install](/docs/cmp/get-started/install/): Deploy Cloud Management Platform (CMP) as a virtual appliance, on an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 or Oracle Linux (OL) 8 server, or in AWS
- [Complete initial setup](/docs/cmp/get-started/complete-initial-setup/): Take a new Cloud Management Platform (CMP) appliance from installation to provisioning resources in minutes
- [Dashboard](/docs/cmp/get-started/dashboard/): The home page for Cloud Management Platform (CMP)
- [Explore features](/docs/cmp/get-started/explore-features/): Once Cloud Management Platform (CMP) is installed and configured, explore these features to get more from your instance