--- title: Getting started description: Install and get started with PingIDM to reconcile identity data and manage the identity life cycle across your organization component: pingidm version: 7.5 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 keywords: ["Getting Started", "Demo", "Install", "Setup & Configuration"] page_aliases: ["index.adoc"] superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/8.1/getting-started/preface.html --- # Getting started > Guide to installing and evaluating PingIDM 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 PingIDM software. As you read this guide, you will learn how PingIDM 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) Set up the server; understand 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, refer to . The ForgeRock Common REST API works across the platform to provide common ways to access web resources and collections of resources.