# 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** 
in the sidebar to access the administration panel.
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