| 1 | ![](i/logo_lg.png) Welcome to CiviCRM |
| 2 | ===================================== |
| 3 | |
| 4 | About |
| 5 | ----- |
| 6 | |
| 7 | CiviCRM is a constituent relationship management system designed to |
| 8 | meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups. |
| 9 | It is an open source project, licensed under GNU AGPL 3, and |
| 10 | coordinated by CiviCRM LLC. The project website is https://civicrm.org/ |
| 11 | |
| 12 | CiviCRM is released as a module that runs within the Drupal, Joomla, |
| 13 | and WordPress content management systems. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Installation |
| 17 | ------------ |
| 18 | |
| 19 | The download URLs and installation instructions are available on our website: |
| 20 | https://civicrm.org/download |
| 21 | |
| 22 | Detailed installation instructions can be found [in our sysadmin guide](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/). |
| 23 | |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Documentation |
| 26 | ------------- |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Documentation can be found at https://docs.civicrm.org |
| 29 | |
| 30 | |
| 31 | Support |
| 32 | ------- |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Answers for users, administrators & integrators: |
| 35 | http://civicrm.stackexchange.com |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Paid support available from |
| 38 | https://civicrm.org/providers |
| 39 | |
| 40 | |
| 41 | Development and Bugs |
| 42 | -------------------- |
| 43 | |
| 44 | Developers are highly encouraged to join [chat.civicrm.org](https://chat.civicrm.org) and post |
| 45 | questions and ideas in the [Developer Discussion room](https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm/channels/dev). |
| 46 | |
| 47 | Installing the latest developmental code requires some [special steps](https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/latest/tools/git/). |
| 48 | |
| 49 | Report all issues to CiviCRM via GitLab: https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core |