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# Welcome to Traintastic manual
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**Traintastic** is model railroad control and automation software.
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It allows you to control locomotives, switches, signals, and accessories from your computer, and automate your entire layout.
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Whether you’re building your first digital model railway or managing a large automated system, Traintastic helps you run trains smoothly and safely.
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## Key features
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- Control locomotives and accessories
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- Supports multiple digital control systems
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- Real-time monitoring of your layout
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- Multi-user and network control
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- Extensible using scripting
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## How Traintastic works
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Traintastic uses a **client/server architecture**:
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- The **server** controls your layout and manages the automation.
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- The **client** is the graphical interface you use to operate and monitor the layout.
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Both can run on the same computer, or the server can run on one machine (for example a Raspberry Pi) while clients connect from other PCs on the network.
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## Getting started
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If you’re new to Traintastic, start here:
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- Installation Guide:
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- [Windows](installation/windows.md)
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- [Linux](installation/linux.md)
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- Quick start series:
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- [Create your first world](quickstart/world.md)
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- [Connect to your command station](quickstart/command-station.md)
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- [Add and control a train](quickstart/trains.md)
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## Documentation structure
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- **Beginner Guides** – step-by-step setup and first trains
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- **Advanced Topics** – automation, scripts, and custom setups
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- **Reference** – detailed descriptions of settings and commands
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- **FAQ and Troubleshooting** – common problems and solutions
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## Community and Support
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The **[Traintastic Community Forum](https://discourse.traintastic.org)** is the primary place for support, discussion, and sharing ideas.
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Join the community to ask questions, learn from other users, and help each other get the most out of Traintastic.
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Additional resources:
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- [Project Website](https://traintastic.org) – news, downloads, and general info
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- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/traintastic/traintastic) – source code, issue tracker, and development
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