# Zope QuickStart

### You have not created any users in this Zope instance. In order to log in and manage this Zope instance, you'll need to add an adminstrative user account.

You can create an administrative user account via the "zopectl adduser" command from a shell. Note: You'll need to shut Zope itself down before "zopectl adduser" will work. Restart Zope after executing this command in order to log in.

Welcome to Zope, a high-performance object-oriented platform for building dynamic Web applications. Here are some quick pointers to get you started:

- Read The Fine Manual. This document guides you through the whole process of learning Zope, from logging in for the first time to creating your own web applications.

- Go to the main Documentation Overview on Zope.org. Here you will find pointers to official and community contributed documentation.

- Look at the various Mailing Lists about Zope. The Mailing Lists are where you can get quick, accurate, friendly help from a large community of Zope users from around the world.

- Go directly to the Zope Management Interface if you'd like to start working with Zope right away.