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2 README file for CiviCRM
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4 1. About
5 2. Installation
6 3. Documentation
7 4. Support
8 5. Development
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13 1. About
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15 CiviCRM is a constituent relationship management system designed to
16 meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups.
17 It is an open source project, licensed under GNU AGPL 3, and
18 coordinated by CiviCRM LLC. The project website is https://civicrm.org/
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20 CiviCRM is released as a module that runs within the Drupal, Joomla,
21 and WordPress content management systems.
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25 2. Installation
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27 The download URLs and installation instructions are available on our
28 website:
29 https://civicrm.org/download
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31 Installation instruction can be found on the wiki:
32 http://wiki.civicrm.org/
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36 3. Documentation
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38 Documentation, as well as the project bug tracker and mailing lists,
39 can be found at https://civicrm.org/ Just click on the appropriate link.
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41 Our main documentation site is the CiviCRM wiki:
42 http://wiki.civicrm.org/
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46 4. Support
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48 Answers for users, administrators & integrators:
49 http://civicrm.stackexchange.com
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51 Paid support available from
52 https://civicrm.org/providers
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56 5. Development
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58 Developers are highly encouraged to join the CiviCRM forums and post
59 questions and ideas on the Developer Discussion board:
60 http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/board,20.0.html
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62 Installing the latest developmental code requires some special steps. Full
63 instructions are on the wiki:
64 http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Github+for+CiviCRM
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66 Report all issues to CiviCRM via JIRA:
67 https://issues.civicrm.org