# Stash Latest : Getting started

This page last changed on Sep 27, 2012 by pwatson.

Atlassian Stash is the on-premises Git repository management solution for enterprise teams. It allows everyone in your organisation to easily collaborate on your Git repositories. This section describes how to install, set up and get started with Stash. | Related pages: Using Stash Administering Stash Stash FAQ Stash upgrade guide

### System requirements

- Stash is a Java application, and relies on the Git distributed version control system (DVCS). See our Supported platforms page to find out about system requirements.

### Download and install Stash

- Windows
- Mac
- Linux

### Use Git

Stash is all about managing Git repositories. If you still need to install Git locally, see the Stash install pages.

We have some information here to help get you up and running with Git:

- Basic Git commands
- Permanently authenticating with Git repositories
- Setting up SSH
- Git resources

### Work with projects

Stash manages related repositories as projects. FInd out how to set up projects and give your teams access to those.

If you have existing projects that you want to manage in Stash, then you'll want to read Importing code from an existing project.

### Integrate Stash with other Atlassian applications

As a first step, see Configuring JIRA integration in the Setup Wizard.

### Read more about using Stash

You are looking at the Stash documentation. Browse using the tree in the panel on the left, or use the search at the top right.

Atlassian blog posts:

- Getting social with pull requests
- Enterprise Git the way you want it

- Linking your Stash Git repositories to Crucible for code reviews

- Simple, secure Git repository management for the enterprise