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<p>Getting started with OFBiz is easy and you also have the choice about where you want to start. We have a range of information about OFBiz modules and features as well as an online demo that you can try. After taking a look you want to download and install OFBiz too, then you'll find details about how to do this later in this page.</p>
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<h3>Downloading OFBiz</h3>
<p>You can download Apache OFBiz from one of our <a href="download.html">download mirrors</a>. Once downloaded, extract the file to create the OFBiz directory. </p>
<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: Please make sure that you use our latest stable release as this version has been verified by the project as suitable for our users.</p>
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