# Stacks and Foundry

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/stacks-and-foundry/43747>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [July 16, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/stacks-and-foundry/43747 "2024-07-16T21:10:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vinnieweaver2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Vinnieweaver2](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Vinnieweaver2)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/stacks-and-foundry/43747/1 "2024-07-16T21:10:45Z")

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Why do we need Foundry and Stacks? Seems like they do pretty much the same things.

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**Author:** ![Mathew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mathew/32/2771_2.png) [@Mathew](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mathew)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/stacks-and-foundry/43747/2 "2024-07-16T21:26:16Z")

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They don’t do the same things. But … to use Foundry then you need to have stacks installed first.

You can use Stacks only, but then you’ll be much more limited in your design options. That’s just fine for some folks. So you don’t “need” Foundry. But if you want to add greater flexibility and power to your designs then Foundry is a fantastic tool to have.

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**Author:** ![Vinnieweaver2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Vinnieweaver2](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Vinnieweaver2)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/stacks-and-foundry/43747/3 "2024-07-16T22:03:25Z")

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Thanks. Can you offer some examples of the extras Foundry would add? Is there a list of them somewhere?

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**Author:** ![Mathew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mathew/32/2771_2.png) [@Mathew](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mathew)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/stacks-and-foundry/43747/4 "2024-07-16T22:51:54Z")

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Sure. Here’s a link to the basic documentation:

> **[Getting Started with Foundry](https://foundry.elixirgraphics.com/getting-started/)**
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> We offer a wide variety of tutorials from installing Foundry through building your first site. We also include tutorials for a wide variety of Foundry's many tools.

There’s tons of information there including lots of videos. The documentation tab shows as the stacks that come with Foundry. Hope this helps.