# Introduction

In this section, you will find information about the key steps necessary to get you started with Umbraco Commerce.

It is assumed that you have an Umbraco 12+ website configured, ready to install Umbraco Commerce into.

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## System Requirements

The minimum requirements for using Umbraco Commerce are as follows:

* Umbraco CMS version 12+
* SQL Server 2015+ Database
  * **SQLite** is fine for testing, but not recommended for live deployments. See [Configuring SQLite support](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-commerce/13.latest/how-to-guides/configure-sqlite-support) for more details.

## Versioning

This is an add-on product to Umbraco CMS. Umbraco Commerce follows the [versioning strategy laid out for Umbraco CMS](https://umbraco.com/products/knowledge-center/versioning-and-release-cadence/).