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Getting started

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    your_varnish_goals
    website_arch
    httpcaching_basics
    webTerms
    general_resources

Let's get started with Varnishing your website!

Varnish Software Training

Free E-learning course: Getting started with Varnish

Varnish Software Course Calendar

Installing and configuring Varnish

:doc:`Installing Varnish </content/tutorials/varnish/varnish_ubuntu>`

:doc:`How to VCL? </content/tutorials/varnish/vcl>`

:doc:`Test Varnish with VarnishTest </content/tutorials/varnish/varnish_test>`

:doc:`Easy piece of advice </start/website_arch>`

:doc:`What do you want to achieve for your site? </start/your_varnish_goals>`

Step-by-step configuration for web applications

:doc:`Magento 2 guide to Varnish </content/tutorials/magento2/m2_step_by_step>`

:doc:`WordPress guide to Varnish </content/tutorials/wordpress/wp_step_by_step>`

:doc:`Drupal guide to Varnish </content/tutorials/drupal/drupal_step_by_step>`

Configuration for enterprise products

:doc:`Adobe Extension Manager (AEM) </content/tutorials/aem>`

:doc:`Expression Engine (EE) </content/tutorials/expressionEngine>`

Configuring VCL beyond the default

Below are links to examples of VCL configurations in/with Varnish.

:doc:`What's in the built-in VCL? </content/tutorials/varnish/builtin_vcl>`

:doc:`Common VCL configuration </content/tutorials/varnish/sample_vclTemplate>`

:doc:`WordPress and VCL </content/tutorials/wordpress/wp_vcl>`

:doc:`Drupal and VCL </content/tutorials/drupal/drupal_vcl>`

:doc:`Magento2 and VCL </content/tutorials/magento2/magento2_vcl>`

Recipes for cache invalidation

Our Webinar on Cache Invalidation Strategies

:doc:`Cache Invalidation Bundle </content/tutorials/varnish/vcl_examples>`

Below is a list of resources that can help you understand and manage Varnish better:

1. The Varnish Book - The book is one of our best training manuals/reference sources, which includes in-depth details and exercises.
2. Getting started with Varnish Cache - This guide helps you master Varnish basics so you can get up and running in no time - without the steep learning curve.
3. The Varnish Tutorial - The tutorial explains Varnish basics and gets you started with Varnish.
4. The Varnish User Guide - The user guide explains how Varnish works and how you can use it to improve your website.
5. The Varnish Reference Manual - The reference manual contains hard facts and is useful for looking up specific questions.
6. :doc:`Relevant Resources <general_resources>` - The resources document contains links to useful information collected from sources outside our website.

Last but not least this wiki will give you a hands-on guide to making your digital content fly!