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+# Installation
+
+## Server Requirements
+
+- PHP >= 7.2
+- XML PHP Extension
+- PDO PHP Extension
+- cURL PHP Extension
+- JSON PHP Extension
+- Ctype PHP Extension
+- BCMath PHP Extension
+- SQLite PHP Extension
+- OpenSSL PHP Extension
+- Mbstring PHP Extension
+- Fileinfo PHP Extension
+- Tokenizer PHP Extension
+- GD Library (>=2.0) **OR** Imagick PHP extension (>=6.5.7)
+
+
+### Via Composer
+
+> Do not create an `.env` file just yet - Installer will generate one for you.{.important}
+
+```bash
+composer create-project openclassify/openclassify
+```
+
+### Host Configuration
+
+When you setup your web host be sure to point the web root to `public` directory. Just as you would a normal Laravel installation.
+
+#### Alternate Directories for cPanel or Virtualmin
+
+In some environments like cPanel or Virtualmin it may be difficult to use the `public` directory as the web root. In these cases we suggest symlinking the `public` directory to `public_html`:
+
+```bash
+ln -s public public_html
+```
+
+You may also simply rename the `public` directory to `public_html`. Path hints will automatically use the correct path. 
+
+### Directory Permissions
+
+After installing, you may need to configure some permissions in order to proceed. Directories within the `storage`, `public/app`, and the `bootstrap/cache` directories should be writable by your web server. If you are using the [Homestead](http://laravel.com/docs/homestead) virtual machine, these permissions should already be set.
+
+
+## Installing 
+
+### Running the Installation Wizard
+
+After downloading and it's dependencies with:
+
+```bash
+composer install
+```
+you will need to install the software in order to get started. 
+By this time you should be able to visit your site's URL which will
+ redirect you to the installer: `http://yoursite.com/installer`
+
+### Using the CLI Installer
+
+
+```bash
+php artisan install
+
+```
+
+You will be prompted for details in order to proceed with the installation process.
+