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Apache Lenya is a Java Open-Source Content Management System based on open standards such as XML and XSLT and the Apache Software Stack, in particular the XML publishing framework Apache Cocoon.

For an overview of the concepts and the terminology used in Apache Lenya please see the Concepts section. To see what you can do with Apache Lenya please refer to the Features section.

If you'd like to get a quick introduction on how to use Apache Lenya CMS please go through the tutorial.

The purpose of this publication is

• to show beginners the basic functionality of the Apache Lenya CMS,
• to provide an "out of the box" publication that can be easily adapted and used,
• and to provide a basis for reference implementations of new concepts and best practices.

This publication does not go to the limit of what's possible with Apache Lenya CMS, there are no fancy bells and whistles to confuse you, this publication simply contains everything you need to get started.