************************* README file for CiviCRM ************************* 1. About 2. Installation 3. Documentation 4. Support 5. Development ************************* 1. About ************************* CiviCRM is a constituent relationship management system designed to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups. It is an open source project, licensed under GNU AGPL 3, and coordinated by CiviCRM LLC. The project website is https://civicrm.org/ CiviCRM is released as a module that runs within the Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress content management systems. ************************* 2. Installation ************************* The download URLs and installation instructions are available on our website: https://civicrm.org/download Installation instruction can be found on the wiki: http://wiki.civicrm.org/ ************************* 3. Documentation ************************* Documentation, as well as the project bug tracker and mailing lists, can be found at https://civicrm.org/ Just click on the appropriate link. Our main documentation site is the CiviCRM wiki: http://wiki.civicrm.org/ ************************* 4. Support ************************* Answers for users, administrators & integrators: http://civicrm.stackexchange.com Paid support available from https://civicrm.org/providers ************************* 5. Development ************************* Developers are highly encouraged to join the CiviCRM forums and post questions and ideas on the Developer Discussion board: http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/board,20.0.html Installing the latest developmental code requires some special steps. Full instructions are on the wiki: http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Contributing+to+CiviCRM+using+GitHub Report all issues to CiviCRM via JIRA: https://issues.civicrm.org