# Installation overview

The order of steps for installing and running a self-hosted Open Core HR server.

This guide is for the person installing and maintaining Open Core HR. For everyday HR and employee tasks, start with the [Welcome](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/getting-started/welcome) page.

Open Core HR is a self-hosted Laravel application supplied with source code. It needs a PHP application server and a database.

This guide accompanies **version 1.0.0**. The deployment recipes are checked against the repository configuration. Fresh installations on each named hosting platform have not yet been certified.

## Installation sequence

1. Buy Open Core HR from [CZ App Studio](https://czappstudio.com) and download the release package.
2. Check [requirements and hosting](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/requirements).
3. [Prepare the source package, domain and database](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/prepare).
4. Follow the recipe for [cPanel](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/cpanel), [Linux VPS](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/linux-vps), [another platform](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/other-platforms) or [local development](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/local-development).
5. [Configure and initialize](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/configuration) the application.
6. Set up [email and background services](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/services).
7. Complete the [installation checklist](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/checklist).
8. Activate the installation from **Settings → Modules → Activate product**, then install the add-ons you own from the same page; see [Licences and activation](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/activation) and [Installing and managing add-ons](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/installation/add-ons).

Keep third-party licence notices with the installation. Your licence and support terms are those of your CZ App Studio purchase.