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  <h1>Getting Started with Apache Qpid</h1>
  <p>To get started with Apache Qpid, follow the steps below.</p>
 
  <ol>
    <li>Download the software <a href="download.cgi" title="Download">Download</a></li>
    <li>Start a broker.
      <ul>
	<li>Instructions for <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/qpid/getting-started-guide.html" title="Getting Started Guide">running a Qpid Java broker (AMQP 0-8, 0-9) </a></li>
	<li>Instructions for <a href="http://qpid.apache.org/books/trunk/AMQP-Messaging-Broker-CPP-Book/html/ch01.html#section-Running-a-Qpid-CPP-Broker" title="RASC">running a Qpid C++ broker (AMQP 0-10) </a></li>

	<li><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/qpid/mgmtc.html" title="MgmtC++">Management tools </a>  (AMQP 0-10, works with the Qpid C++ broker)</li>
      </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Run an example program from the downloaded software, or from the following URLs (these are svn URLs, which you can use to browse the examples or check them out):
      <ul>
	<li>C++ (AMQP 0-10):
	  <ul>
	    <li>Examples: <a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/ </a></li>

	    <li><a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/README.txt">Running the C++ Examples </a></li>
	  </ul>
	</li>
	<li>Java JMS (AMQP 0-10):
	  <ul>
	    <li>Examples: <a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/ </a></li>
	    <li><a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/src/main/java/runSample.sh">Script for Running the Java JMS Examples </a></li>

	  </ul>
	</li>
	<li>Python (AMQP 0-10):
	  <ul>
	    <li>Examples: <a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/ </a></li>
	    <li><a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/README">Running the Python Examples </a></li>
	  </ul>
	</li>

	<li>Ruby (AMQP 0-10):
	  <ul>
	    <li>Examples: <a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/ruby/examples/">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/ruby/examples/ </a></li>
	  </ul>
	</li>
	<li>.NET (AMQP 0-10):
	  <ul>
	    <li>Examples: <a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/qpid/trunk/qpid/dotnet/client-010/examples/">http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/qpid/trunk/qpid/dotnet/client-010/examples/ </a></li>

	    <li><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/qpid/net-user-guide.html">.NET Tutorial </a></li>
	  </ul>
	</li>
      </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Read the API Guides and Documentation
      <ul>
	<li><p><a href="documentation.html">API Guides and Documentation</a></li>
      </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Get your Questions Answered
      <ul>
	<li>Read the <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/qpid/faq.html" title="FAQ">FAQ</a></li>

	<li>Ask a question on the user list <a href="mailto:users-subscribe@qpid.apache.org">users-subscribe@qpid.apache.org</a></li>
      </ul>
    </li>
  </ol>
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