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Askbot Project Documentation
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Askbot is an open source Question and Answer (Q&A) forum project inspired by StackOverflow_ 
and YahooAnswers_. Askbot is written in Python_ on top of the Django_ platform.
Code of Askbot grew out of CNPROG_ project originally written by 
`Mike Chen <http://cn.linkedin.com/in/mikegangchen>`_ and Sailing Cai.

.. note::

    If you have any questions installing or tweaking askbot - please do not hesitate to ask
    at the forum_ or by email at admin@askbot.org. This documentation is in the active development
    - if you notice any omissions - please don't hesitate to contact us.

:ref:`Pre-requisites <pre-requisites>`

Install - :ref:`latest stable version <install-easy-install>` or `development version`_.

Configure - (1) :ref:`edit settings files <compile-time-configuration>`
(2) :ref:`initialize the application database <initialize-database-tables>` (3) :ref:`configure the running site <run-time-configuration>`

Upgrade: :ref:`to next stable version <upgrade-with-easy-install>` or to the :ref:`current development version <upgrading-with-git>`

:ref:`Maintain <maintenance>`

:ref:`Debugging techniques <debugging>`

.. _Python: http://www.python.org/download/
.. _YahooAnswers: http://answers.yahoo.com/
.. _StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/
.. _Django: http://djangoproject.com
.. _CNPROG: http://cnprog.com
.. _forum: http://askbot.org
.. _`development version`: http://github.com/ASKBOT/askbot-devel
