[](https://travis-ci.org/vufind-org/vufind) VuFind ====== Introduction ------------ VuFind is an open source discovery environment for searching a collection of records. To learn more, visit https://vufind.org. Installation ------------ See our [online installation documentation](https://vufind.org/wiki/installation) for step-by-step instructions for installing from packaged releases to popular platforms. VuFind's [packaged releases](http://vufind-org.github.io/vufind/downloads.html) have all dependencies included. If you are installing directly from a Git checkout, you will need to load these dependencies manually by following these steps from inside VuFind's home directory: - Load PHP dependencies using the [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) tool by running `composer install`. - Install Solr using the [Phing](https://www.phing.info/) tool by running `phing installsolr`. Documentation and Support ------------------------- The VuFind community maintains a detailed [wiki](http://vufind.org/wiki) containing information on using and customizing the software. The VuFind website also lists [sources of community and commercial support](http://vufind-org.github.io/vufind/support.html). Contributing ------------ See our [developers handbook](https://vufind.org/wiki/development) for more information.