Grav is a **Fast**, **Simple**, and **Flexible**, file-based Web-platform. There is **Zero** installation required. Just extract the ZIP archive, and you are already up and running. It follows similar principals to other flat-file CMS platforms, but has a different design philosophy than most.
The underlying architecture of Grav has been designed to use well-established and _best-in-class_ technologies, where applicable, to ensure that Grav is simple to use and easy to extend. Some of these key technologies include: