[October](https://octobercms.com) is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform whose sole purpose is to make your development workflow simple again. It was born out of frustration with existing systems. We feel building websites has become a convoluted and confusing process that leaves developers unsatisfied. We want to turn you around to the simpler side and get back to basics.
October's mission is to show the world that web development is not rocket science.
[](https://packagist.org/packages/october/october)
## Installing October
Instructions on how to install October can be found at the [installation guide](https://octobercms.com/docs/setup/installation).
### Quick start installation
For advanced users, run this in your terminal to install October from command line:
```shell
php -r "eval('?>'.file_get_contents('https://octobercms.com/api/installer'));"
```
If you plan on using a database, run this command:
```shell
php artisan october:install
```
## Learning October
The best place to learn October is by [reading the documentation](https://octobercms.com/docs), [watching some screencasts](https://octobercms.com/support/topic/screencast) or [following some tutorials](https://octobercms.com/support/articles/tutorials).
You may also watch these introductory videos for [beginners](https://vimeo.com/79963873) and [advanced users](https://vimeo.com/172202661).
## Development Team
October was created by [Alexey Bobkov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexey-bobkov-232ba02b/) and [Samuel Georges](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-georges-0a964131/), who both continue to develop the platform.
The maintenance of October is lead by [Luke Towers](https://luketowers.ca/), along with many wonderful people that dedicate their time to help support and grow the community.
## Foundation library
The CMS uses [Laravel](https://laravel.com) as a foundation PHP framework.
## Contact
You can communicate with us using the following mediums:
* [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/octobercms) for announcements and updates.
* [Follow us on Facebook](https://facebook.com/octobercms) for announcements and updates.
* [Join the Official Forum](https://octobercms.com/forum) to engage with the community.
* [Join us on Discord](https://octobercms.com/chat) to chat with us.
### Premium Support
October CMS can provide premium support for a monthly fee. Find out more via the [Premium Support Program](https://octobercms.com/premium-support).
## Contributing
Before sending or reviewing Pull Requests, be sure to review the [Contributing Guidelines](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) first.
### Coding standards
Please follow the following guides and code standards:
* [PSR 4 Coding Standards](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-4-autoloader.md)
* [PSR 2 Coding Style Guide](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-2-coding-style-guide.md)
* [PSR 1 Coding Standards](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-1-basic-coding-standard.md)
### Code of Conduct
In order to ensure that the October CMS community is welcoming to all, please review and abide by the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
## License
The October CMS platform is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
## Security Vulnerabilities
Please review [our security policy](https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities.
