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+<chapter id="Getting-Started">
+
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+<title>Getting Started</title>
+<para>To get started with Apache Qpid, follow the steps below.</para>
+
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Download Apache Qpid.</para></listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Start a broker. </para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para><xref linkend="chapter-Running-a-Qpid-Java-Broker"/></para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><xref linkend="section-Running-a-Qpid-CPP-Broker"/></para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><xref linkend="chapter-Managing-CPP-Broker"/>(AMQP 0-10, works with the Qpid C++ broker)</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Run an example program from the downloaded software, or from the following URLs (these are svn URLs, which you can use to browse the examples or check them out):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>C++ (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+    <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem><para>Examples:</para><para><ulink url="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/</ulink></para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para>Running the C++ Examples:</para><para><ulink url="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/README.txt">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/README.txt</ulink></para></listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Java JMS (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Examples:</para><para><ulink url="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/</ulink></para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Script for Running the Java JMS Examples </para><para><ulink url="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/src/main/java/runSample.sh">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/src/main/java/runSample.sh</ulink></para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Python (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Examples:</para><para><ulink url="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/</ulink></para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Running the Python Examples</para><para><ulink url="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/README">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/README</ulink></para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Ruby (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Examples: </para><para><ulink url="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/ruby/examples/">https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/ruby/examples/</ulink></para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>.NET (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Examples:</para><para><ulink url="http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/qpid/trunk/qpid/dotnet/client-010/examples/">http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/qpid/trunk/qpid/dotnet/client-010/examples/</ulink></para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><xref linkend="NETUserGuide-Tutorial"/></para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Read the API Guides and Documentation</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>C++ Client API (AMQP 0-10)</para><para><ulink url="http://qpid.apache.org/docs/api/cpp/html/index.html"></ulink></para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><xref linkend="How-to-Use-JNDI"/></para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Python Client API  (AMQP 0-10)</para><para><ulink url="http://qpid.apache.org/docs/api/python/html/index.html">http://qpid.apache.org/docs/api/python/html/index.html</ulink></para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Get your Questions Answered</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Read the <xref linkend="FAQ"/></para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Ask a question on the user list</para><para>mailto:users-subscribe@qpid.apache.org</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</chapter>