Install optional sample data modules

Introduction to Magento sample data

Magento sample data provides a storefront based on the Luma theme outfitted with products, categories, customer registration, and so on. It functions just like a Magento storefront and you can manipulate prices, inventory, and promotional pricing rules using the Magento Admin.

You can install sample data either before or after installing the Magento software. When you’re done with the sample data, you can either remove it or you can install it fresh as discussed in Remove sample data modules or update sample data.

You can install optional sample data in any of the following ways:

Installation method	Description	Required skill level
Using Composer	Run magento sampledata:deploy to modify Magento's root composer.json to enable sample data modules.	Requires Composer knowledge and access to the Magento file system.
Cloning repositories	Clone the Magento 2 repository and the sample data repository, then link them together.	For contributing developers only. Everyone else should use one of the preceding methods.

For more information, see:

• Install using Composer
• Install by cloning repositories