--- title: Getting started description: Guide to installing and evaluating ForgeRock® Identity Management software. This software offers flexible services for automating management of the identity life cycle. component: pingidm version: 7.2 page_id: pingidm:getting-started:preface canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/8.1/getting-started/preface.html llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/llms.txt docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md page_aliases: ["index.adoc"] superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/8.1/getting-started/preface.html --- # Getting started > Guide to installing and evaluating ForgeRock® Identity Management software. This software offers flexible services for automating management of the identity life cycle. This guide shows you how to install and get started with ForgeRock Identity Management software. As you read this guide, you will see how ForgeRock Identity Management software reconciles customer identity data to ensure accurate information across disparate resources within an organization. Quick Start [icon: eye, set=fas, size=3x] #### [Start Here](about-idm.html) Learn about what IDM does and how it can help your organization. [icon: play-circle, set=far, size=3x] #### [Demo: Getting Started](idm-demo.html) Get the server set up see how IDM reconciles identity data. [icon: map-signs, set=fas, size=3x] #### [Where To Go from Here](where-to-go.html) Find pointers to the IDM product documentation to learn more about IDM. ForgeRock Identity Platform™ serves as the basis for our simple and comprehensive Identity and Access Management solution. We help our customers deepen their relationships with their customers, and improve the productivity and connectivity of their employees and partners. For more information about ForgeRock and about the platform, see . The ForgeRock Common REST API works across the platform to provide common ways to access web resources and collections of resources.