## Index → Getting started

## Running Cherokee

There are several ways you can run Cherokee:

1. Automatic start: this makes use of the mechanism offered by your OS that should have been configured when Cherokee was installed. It will run making use of the `cherokee.conf` present in your system.

2. Guardian wrapper: The cherokee-guardian program comes as a standard part of the Cherokee bundle. It is a security mechanism that ensures Cherokee's recovery in case of any system failure. This is what is actually launched when Cherokee is automatically started.

3. Command line: Cherokee supports a series of parameters to launch it from the command line. Refer to the the appropriate documentation section about `cherokee` to see the complete list of optional arguments.

4. Cherokee-Admin: The administrative web interface allows you to setup and launch Cherokee. This is probably where you want to start if you have just installed the web server. Launch the `cherokee-admin` process and follow the Walktrhough section of the documentation.