> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://academy.pentaho.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://academy.pentaho.com/getting-started/start-here.md).

# Start here

REPLACE-ME — body copy for this page.

{% hint style="warning" icon="triangle-exclamation" %}
**REPLACE-ME — this page is scaffolding, not authored content.**

There was no `start-here/README.md` in the handover. This page exists so that `start-here/evaluate-online`, `start-here/developer-edition` and `start-here/enterprise-trial` resolve as child paths.

Two ways to resolve it before publishing:

* **Write it** — give the section a short intro and keep it as a page.
* **Delete it** — in the repo, make `Start here` a `SUMMARY.md` nav group with no page of its own. This matches the sidebar sketch in the design notes, where `Start here` is an unindented heading above the three routes rather than a clickable page.
  {% endhint %}


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