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 * Make sure that url rewriting is active
 * Download the Orange-Management project or clone the Orange-Management repository (incl. submodules).
 
+Please note if you are only interested in using the framework without the web application you only have to configure your autoloading correctly for the **phpOMS** framework or use the autoloader provided by the framework in `phpOMS/Autoloader.php` and install the required php extensions mentioned above.
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 ### Setup
 
 After installing the requirements and configuring the webserver for the correct path navigate to https://your_url.com/Install and follow the installation process. Afterwards you will be redirected to the installed backend.