README.md

   1 ![](i/logo_lg.png) Welcome to CiviCRM
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   4 About
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   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/
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  12 CiviCRM is released as a module that runs within the Drupal, Joomla,
  13 and WordPress content management systems.
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  16 Installation
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  19 The download URLs and installation instructions are available on our website:
  20 https://civicrm.org/download
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  22 Detailed installation instructions can be found [in our sysadmin guide](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/).
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  25 Documentation
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  28 Documentation can be found at https://docs.civicrm.org
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  31 Support
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  34 Answers for users, administrators & integrators:
  35 http://civicrm.stackexchange.com
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  37 Paid support available from
  38 https://civicrm.org/providers
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  41 Development and Bugs
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  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).
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  47 Installing the latest developmental code requires some [special steps](https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/latest/tools/git/).
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  49 Report all issues to CiviCRM via GitLab: https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core