This manual introduces Helix Server, a secure, scalable, and highly available version control system that supports parallel development. You should read this document before you start working with Helix Server for:
- An introduction to the basic concepts and tasks of version control
- An explanation of how you can configure Helix Server to improve performance and to scale the system
- Suggestions how you can extend and customize Helix Server
- Information on how you can use Helix Server with other products to get additional functionality
- Use cases for Helix Server
- Resources that can help you use Helix Server
See these topics to get started:
- How to use this guide
- The basics of version control
- Helix Server as a version control implementation (if you are already familiar with version control systems)
What's new
For a complete list of what's new in this release, see the Release Notes.
Additional help for Helix Core
Command line client usage
See the Helix Core Server User Guide for information on how to use the Helix Server Command Line Client.
Helix Server administration
See Helix Core Server Administrator Guide: Fundamentals for information on installation, configuration, and management of Helix Server.
Federated services
See the Helix Core Server Administrator Guide: Multi-Site Deployment for admin information on installing, configuring, and maintaining multiple interconnected or replicated Perforce services.
Distributed versioning
See the Using Helix Core Server for Distributed Versioning for information on how to use the Distributed Version Control System (DVCS).
