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# Get Started with Tableau Server on Linux

Looking for Tableau Server on Windows? See [Get Started with Tableau Server](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/get_started_server.htm "Opens topic in a new browser tab").

For a brief overview, watch the [Getting Started with Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server](https://www.tableau.com/en-gb/learn/tutorials/on-demand/getting-started-tableau-cloudserver?playlist=509087) training video (2 mins).

  

## Plan

![Add description of the image](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/Help_Spot_GetStarted_big.png)

- [Tableau Blueprint](https://help.tableau.com/current/blueprint/en-gb/bp_overview.htm)
- [Server administrator overview](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/admin.htm)
- [Before you install...](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/requ.htm)
- [Infrastructure planning](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/server_infrastructure_planning.htm)
- [more](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/plan.htm)

## Deploy

![Deploy Tableau Server.](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/Help_Spot_InstallConfigure_big.png)

- [Jump-start installation](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/jumpstart.htm)
- [Install and configure Tableau Server](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/install_config_top.htm)
- [Install drivers](https://www.tableau.com/en-gb/support/drivers)
- [Tableau Server Enterprise Deployment Guide](https://help.tableau.com/current/guides/enterprise-deployment/en-gb/edg_intro.htm)
- [more](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/install.htm)

## Migrate and Upgrade

![Migrating Tableau Server and upgrading to new versions of Tableau Server](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/Help_Spot_Migrate_big.png)

- [Technical Considerations for Migrating from Tableau Server to Tableau Cloud](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/migrate_server_to_cloud_overview.htm)
- [Tableau Cloud Manual Migration Guide](https://help.tableau.com/current/guides/migration/en-gb/emg_intro.htm)
- [Upgrade](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/upgrade.htm)
- [more](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/migrate.htm)

## Deploy Client Software

![Deploy Tableau mobile and desktop](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/Help_Spot_Deploy_big.png)

- [Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep  
    deployment guide](https://help.tableau.com/current/desktopdeploy/en-gb/desktop_deploy_welcome.htm)
- [Tableau Mobile deployment](https://help.tableau.com/current/mobile/mobile-admin/en-gb/admin_mobile_intro.htm)
- [more](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/install.htm)

## Manage Server

![Server management.](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/Help_Spot_ManageServer_big.png)

- [TSM command line reference](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/tsm.htm)
- [Extract refresh schedules](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/publish.htm)
- [Add or update sites](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/sites_add.htm)
- [Add users to the server](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/users_add.htm)
- [more](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/manage_server.htm)

## Manage Sites

![Sites!](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/Help_Spot_ManageSites_big.png)

- [What is a site](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/sites.htm)
- [Manage users and groups](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/users.htm)
- [Manage content access](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/permissions_section.htm)
- [Manage data](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/manage_data_section.htm)
- [more](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/manage_site.htm)

## Automate and Extend

![Rest API, WDC, developer](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/Help_Spot_Embed_big.png)

- [Tableau tools and samples on GitHub](https://tableau.github.io/)
- [REST API](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-gb/help.htm)
- [Web Data Connector (wdc)](https://tableau.github.io/webdataconnector/docs/)
- [Dashboard extensions](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/dashboard_extensions_server.htm)
- [more](https://www.tableau.com/en-gb/developer)

## Related Products

![Extras](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/Help_Spot_Addon_big.png)

- [Tableau Advanced Management](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/itm_intro.htm)
- [Data Management](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/dm_overview.htm)

  
  

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