Before a Drupal installation

Last updated on

4 January 2024

Installing Drupal requires that you have a web server and a database server. All requirements are listed in the System requirements documentation guide. A summary of the requirements are also provided.

The requirements can be resolved locally, on your PC, or using a hosting provider:

The recommended local development environment for macOS, Linux, and Windows is a Docker-based solution such as DDEV or Lando. Read more in the Local server setup documentation guide.
Most commercial shared web hosting companies fulfil the requirements too.
There is also Drupal specific hosting.

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