# Getting started with DIGIT For enabling any municipal-service on a fresh environment and for the first time, we need to have basic idea of what DIGIT does and what all generic services are required for setting it up . DIGIT is an open-source, customizable platform that lends itself to extensibility. New modules can be built on top of the platform to suit new use-cases or existing modules can be modified or replaced. To enable this, in addition to deploying DIGIT, a CD/CI pipeline should be set up. CD/CI pipelines enable the end user to automate & simplify the build/deploy process. \ Refer [here](https://core.digit.org/guides/installation-guide/digit-deployment) for further reference of DIGIT and its deployment. #### Core Services: DIGIT platform comprises of couple of core-services that serves as the backbone for the platform.\ There are several core-services like: 1. [Workflow Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/workflow-service) 2. [Location Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/location-services) 3. [User Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/user-services) 4. [Access Control Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/access-control-services) 5. [PDF Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/pdf-generation-service) 6. [Payment Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/payment-gateway-service) 7. [MDMS Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/mdms-master-data-management-service) 8. [Indexer Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/indexer-service) 9. [Persister Service](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services/persister-service) 10. ..and [many more](https://core.digit.org/platform/core-services) Each microservice has a distinct function, which is explained in the provided documentation links.\ \ Once you understand the platform and its terminology, you'll be well-prepared to activate any particular municipal service.