# Administration Guide Welcome to the Chamilo 2.0 Administration Guide. This guide is designed for platform administrators responsible for installing, configuring, and managing a Chamilo instance. ## What You Can Do as an Administrator As a Chamilo administrator, you manage: * **Installation and configuration** — Set up Chamilo on your server, configure storage, email, and environment settings * **Users** — Create, import, and manage user accounts, roles, and permissions * **Courses and sessions** — Oversee course creation, manage the course catalog, and configure training sessions * **Platform settings** — Configure portal behavior, security, performance, and feature availability * **Authentication** — Set up external login systems (OAuth2, LDAP, CAS, SCIM) * **Integrations** — Connect Chamilo to video conferencing, LTI tools, AI providers, and more * **Branding** — Customize the look and feel of the platform with themes and visual settings * **Maintenance** — Perform backups, monitor system health, and manage storage ## How This Guide Is Organized 1. **Getting Started** — An overview of the administration interface 2. **Installation** — Server requirements, installation wizard, and initial configuration 3. **Users** — Managing user accounts, roles, groups, and profiles 4. **Courses** — Managing courses, categories, and import/export 5. **Sessions** — Organizing time-bound training cohorts 6. **Platform Settings** — Configuring every aspect of the platform 7. **Authentication** — Setting up external authentication providers 8. **Integrations** — Connecting third-party services 9. **Plugins** — Managing platform extensions 10. **Multi-URL** — Running multiple portals from a single installation 11. **Maintenance** — Backups, system status, and cleanup 12. **Branding** — Customizing the platform appearance ## Accessing the Administration Panel After logging in as an administrator, click **Administration** Admin in the sidebar to access the administration panel.