---
title: Getting started
canonical_url: 'https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.9/getting-started/index'
---

This section provides instructions for installing {{site.prodname}} with popular orchestrators, on bare metal hosts,
and using an init system.

It also goes over how to set up `calicoctl`, {{site.prodname}}'s command line interface (CLI) tool.
