Installation

Installation

👉 Official Installation Guide

Start Here: Installation Guide - Complete step-by-step instructions on the official website

The website guide includes three production installation methods:

• Softaculous - One-click installation (easiest)
• cPanel Manual - Using cPanel tools
• Direct Download - Any LAMP hosting

System Requirements

For complete system requirements including PHP extensions, database versions, and file permissions, see:

• ChurchCRM System Requirements

Production Installation Guides

For specific production hosting environments with LAMP stack:

• Self Hosting on Linux - Rocky Linux 8 and Linux VPS guides (recommended)
• Installing ChurchCRM in cPanel shared hosting - Detailed cPanel hosting guide
• Installing on Azure - Microsoft Azure cloud setup (Ubuntu/LAMP)

Local Development & Testing

For development and testing environments (NOT production):

• Docker Development Environment - Container-based development setup (recommended, works on Windows/Mac/Linux)
• Development Setup Guide - GitHub Codespaces and VS Code Dev Containers

Note: For local testing on Windows/Mac, use Docker Desktop. XAMPP and WAMP are not officially supported.

Additional Resources

• FAQs - Frequently asked questions
• Video Tutorial - Installation walkthrough