# Before you install

This section provides an overview of the Endeca Discovery Framework, system requirements, and other information you need to know before installing.

- Overview of the Endeca Discovery Framework
  The Discovery Framework enables rapid configuration of dashboard applications that offer the highly interactive Guided Navigation® user experience across a full range of structured and unstructured enterprise data.
- System requirements
  This version of the Endeca Discovery Framework has the following requirements:
- Package compatibilities
  To determine the compatibility of the Discovery Framework with other Endeca installation packages, see the Endeca Compatibility Matrix.
- Upgrading from a previous version of the Discovery Framework
  For information about upgrading from a previous version of the Discovery Framework, see the Discovery Framework Migration Guide.
- Obtaining more information
  Because the Discovery Framework is built upon the Liferay Portal, you can access Liferay's documentation for more information about how to perform administrative tasks.