![](i/logo_lg.png) Welcome to CiviCRM
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About
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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.


Installation
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The download URLs and installation instructions are available on our website:
https://civicrm.org/download

Detailed installation instructions can be found [in our sysadmin guide](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/).


Documentation
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Documentation can be found at https://docs.civicrm.org


Support
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Answers for users, administrators & integrators:
http://civicrm.stackexchange.com

Paid support available from
https://civicrm.org/providers


Development and Bugs
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Developers are highly encouraged to join [chat.civicrm.org](https://chat.civicrm.org) and post
questions and ideas in the [Developer Discussion room](https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm/channels/dev).

Installing the latest developmental code requires some [special steps](https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/latest/tools/git/). 

Report all issues to CiviCRM via GitLab: https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core
