Getting Started with Joomla 5: A Beginner's Guide
Getting Started · Joomla 5 · Updated June 1, 2026
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Joomla is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) for building websites and online applications. This guide gives you the lay of the land.
What you’ll learn
- What Joomla is and how it compares to other CMSs
- The system requirements for Joomla 5
- How a typical install works
System requirements (Joomla 5)
Joomla 5 requires a reasonably modern hosting stack. Always confirm the exact numbers against the official documentation before you build a production site — that’s exactly the kind of thing the version compatibility tool on this site will let you check at a glance.
Next steps
Once your site is running, head to the tutorials for templates, extensions and SEO, or grab a free tool to speed up configuration.