# Installation and Operations Guides

This section concerns the installation and operation of **OpenProject** (Community and Enterprise on-premises editions) for general project management.

For installation of the **OpenProject BIM edition** for construction project management, choose OpenProject BIM in Step 1. Then, follow the standard installation steps as described in the guideline.

## Overview

| Main Topics | Description |
| ----------- | :---------- |
| [System requirements](system-requirements) | Learn the minimum configuration required to run OpenProject |
| [Installation](installation/) | How to install OpenProject |
| [Operations & Maintenance](operation/) | Guides on how to configure, backup, upgrade, and monitor your OpenProject installation |
| [Advanced configuration](configuration/) | Guides on how to perform advanced configuration of your OpenProject installation |
| [Other](misc/) | Guides on infrequent operations such as MySQL to PostgreSQL migration |

For production environments and when using a [supported distribution](system-requirements), we recommend using the [packaged installation](installation/packaged/). This will install OpenProject as a system dependency using your distribution's package manager, and provide updates in the same fashion that all other system packages do.

A [manual installation](installation/manual) option is also documented, but due to the large number of components involved and the rapid evolution of OpenProject, we cannot ensure that the procedure is either up-to-date or that it will correctly work on your machine. This mean if installation is NOT recommended.

## Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

### Are there extra fees to pay, in terms of installing the OpenProject software?

The Community and [Enterprise on-premises edition](https://www.openproject.org/enterprise-edition/) are on-premises solutions and thus need installation from your side while the [Enterprise cloud edition](https://www.openproject.org/hosting/) is hosted by us. The Community edition is for free and we ask you to do the installation yourself. Of course we support you with a clear and easy [installation guide](https://www.openproject.org/download-and-installation/). If you would like us to install the Enterprise on-premises edition for you, we are charging a fee of €150 for this once-off service. You can add the installation support during your Enterprise on-premises edition booking process.