• Run C1 CMS Foundation locally
• You get a ZIP containing a website folder.
• You must be running Windows. Ensure System Requirements are met.
• Extract the ZIP, launch in IIS and browse to the site.
  
• The CMS setup wizard launches automatically when the website runs.

If you are a developer familiar with IIS or Visual Studio and you don't need the open source code right now, this is for you.

• Run C1 CMS Foundation locally
• Guided installation via Microsoft Web Platform Installer.
• You must be running Windows. Other requirements are auto installed.
• You can open up the project in Visual Studio later.
• The CMS setup wizard launches automatically when the website runs.

If you want to launch C1 CMS locally without too much manual setup work, this is for you.

• Run C1 CMS Foundation in the cloud
• Guided setup via Microsoft Azure.
• Azure login required - create an account if needed.
• You can download the website later.
• The CMS setup wizard launches automatically when the website runs.

If you are not a Windows user or you want to launch online, this is for you.

• Run C1 CMS Foundation locally.
• Fork our repo on GitHub.
• You must be running Windows. Ensure System Requirements are met.
• You need Visual Studio to build and launch it.
• The CMS setup wizard launches automatically when the website runs.

If the source is strong with you, this is the way to go. We accept pull requests!