h1. Introduction

h2. About this guide
Getting started. Learn how to download and install ApacheDS 2.0 on different 
platforms, connect to it with various clients (graphical tools among others), 
manipulate the data within your directory and integrate ApacheDS with other 
software. The same sample data, provided as a download, is used through the 
whole guide.
 
h2. Audience
This guide is primarily for people new to ApacheDS. If you plan to use the 
server as is, maybe even for your first LDAP experience, you'll (hopefully) 
find all information necessary to do so. Only basic configuration tasks
are covered. Learn more about the options you have (and many other things) 
in the ApacheDS v1.5 Advanced User's Guide.
  
h2. Feedback welcome!
We are quite interested to improve the content of this guide. Feel free to 
provide us feedback: !email.png![mailto:users@directory.apache.org]