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FusionAuth is a modern platform for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM). FusionAuth provides APIs and a responsive web user interface to support login, registration, localized email, multi-factor authentication, reporting and much more.
If you're looking for employee login or a replacement for Active Directory - you may be in the wrong place. While FusionAuth can be used for nearly any application, we do not offer native desktop integration and replacing Active Directory is not on our roadmap. However, if you're looking for a solution to manage end users that can perform at scale, then keep reading.
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Follow these pages in order to go from nothing to a working local instance:
- Install Locally runs FusionAuth on your machine with Docker.
- First Time Setup creates your admin account and an API key.
- What to Do Next points you to the guide for your next task.
To add login to an app right away, pick a quickstart. To learn the terms FusionAuth uses, such as tenants, applications, and registrations, see How FusionAuth Works.
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Learn how to run FusionAuth on your own machine with Docker Compose for development and testing.
Find the guide for your next task after you install FusionAuth and complete first time setup.
Learn how to install FusionAuth App on a production server with Docker or from a package.
Learn about and download example application code for working with FusionAuth in many programming languages.