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Arches Documentation
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Arches is an open-source data management platform originally developed for the cultural heritage field by the `Getty Conservation Institute <https://www.getty.edu/conservation/>`_ and `World Monuments Fund <https://www.wmf.org/>`_. Due to the complex and varied nature of cultural heritage data, and to promote interoperability and sustainable data practices, the Arches Platform has been developed as a standards-based, comprehensive and flexible platform that supports a wide array of uses.

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Welcome to the Arches official documentation site!
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This documentation primarily aims to provide guidance with Arches installation, technical administration, management, localization, customization and other extensions. Because Arches sees continual improvement, please help make this documentation provides clear, accurate, and up-to-date information by filing tickets that identify issues for improvement `here on GitHub <https://github.com/archesproject/arches-docs/issues>`_.


Documentation Topics
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.. toctree::
    :caption: Getting Started
    :maxdepth: 1

    introduction/index
    introduction/releases
    installing/index

.. toctree::
    :caption: For Arches Users
    :maxdepth: 1

    configuring/index
    administering/index
    user-guide/index

.. toctree::
    :caption: For Developers
    :maxdepth: 1

    developing/index

.. toctree::
    :caption: Deploying Arches
    :maxdepth: 1

    deployment/index