********************************************************************** To try out django CMS, open a shell and run the following commands: django-admin.py startproject mycmsproject cd mycmsproject/mycmsproject rm settings.py rm urls.py fetch https://gist.github.com/williambr/5748696/raw/settings.py fetch https://gist.github.com/raw/1125918/urls.py mkdir templates cd templates fetch https://gist.github.com/raw/1125918/example.html cd ../.. python manage.py syncdb --all python manage.py migrate --fake python manage.py runserver The last command should start a local server on port 8000 serving your CMS installation, so open your browser and go to 127.0.0.1:8000 and you should see the CMS welcome page. **********************************************************************