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# Getting Started with Amanda

Welcome to Amanda. This page will help you get an Amanda install up and running, and then point you to resources for modifying it to suit your needs. Think of it as the first step: get something simple working and figure out what makes it tick. Once you're done with this page, it's up to you to figure out - using the manpages and the rest of this wiki - how to make Amanda do what you need.

## Getting Started

First up, you'll need to get Amanda installed. This guide assumes Amanda-3.2.0 or later, which your operating system's package library may not contain (many Linux distros are years behind!). See [Installation](https://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Installation) for help on this point. Great, now let's get a basic configuration set up that will back up /etc to local disks.

* [Build a Basic Configuration](https://docs.zmanda.com/v/amanda-community/getting-started-with-amanda/gswa-build-a-basic-configuration)

Let's have a look around at how that basic configuration works

* [A Peek Under the Hood](https://docs.zmanda.com/v/amanda-community/getting-started-with-amanda/gswa-a-peek-under-the-hood)

## Customizing

So now you have a working, if not terribly useful, Amanda installation. It's time to start customizing this installation so that it is closer to what you need.

* [Recovering Files](https://docs.zmanda.com/v/amanda-community/getting-started-with-amanda/gswa-recovering-files) (that is important, isn't it!)
* [Backing Up Other Systems](https://docs.zmanda.com/v/amanda-community/getting-started-with-amanda/gswa-backing-up-other-systems)
* [Much, much more..](https://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_Tos)

## Getting Help

GitHub is the home for Amanda Community Edition. There, you will find resources, guides, discussions, and downloads. Please join to ask questions, get help, report issues, and contribute. [GitHub - zmanda/amanda: Amanda Network Backup](https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/).

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