# Duplicati Documentation

Welcome to the Duplicati Documentation! This site contains documentation for using the open source Duplicati client, including best practice, pro tips, and trouble shooting.

If you cannot find an answer on this site, you can always ask a question on our [helpful forum](https://forum.duplicati.com) 🤗.

### Jump right in

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Installation</strong></td><td>Install the Duplicati client</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="getting-started/installation">installation</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Set up a backup</strong></td><td>Configure your first backup</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="getting-started/set-up-a-backup-in-the-ui">set-up-a-backup-in-the-ui</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configuring a destination</strong></td><td>Show all destinations</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="backup-destinations/destination-overview">destination-overview</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Contributing

If you spot an error or want to add something to the documentation, head over to the [documentation repository](https://github.com/duplicati/documentation) and open an issue or pull request.


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.duplicati.com/readme.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.