Information to help you get started on ERPNext
There are many ways you can start using ERPNext, either on your own machine or on a remote machine or on the cloud.
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{{ media("User Manual", "Deep dive into ERPNext functionality with the ERPNext manual. Covers all issues regarding setup, operations and customizations", "manual.png", "https://frappe.github.io/erpnext/user") }} {{ media("User Fourm", "Get help from the 3000 strong user community. Remember to introduce yourself and search before posting a query", "forum.png", "https://discuss.erpnext.com") }} {{ media("Help Videos", "More than 50 videos explaining features, using ERPNext, detailed webinar recordings, tutorials and much more", "video.png", "https://youtube.com") }}ERPNext is built on the Frappé Framework, a full stack web framework built in Python, Javascript on top of MariaDB, Node and Redis. To contribute fixes or built modules, it is recommended you go through the tutorial of Frappé Framework and make yourself familiar with its concepts.
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