====== Configuring VuFind® with the KohaILSDI Driver ======

There are a variety of methods to set up interaction between VuFind® and Koha. For older Koha installations, using the KohaILSDI ILS driver for real-time interaction and OAI-PMH for record harvesting may be your best option. However, in most instances, it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you use [[KohaRest]] instead.

To set up a VuFind®/Koha system in the KohaILSDI configuration, follow these steps:

  - [[koha_ilsdi_database|Configure Koha's database to allow access for VuFind®]] -- this will allow Koha to provide real-time information about users, items and requests to VuFind®.
  - [[koha_ilsdi_setting|Enable ILS-DI in Koha]] -- this will allow VuFind® to make updates to Koha (such as placing holds and renewing loans).
  - [[koha_export#option_ioai-pmh_configuration_in_koha|Configure Koha's OAI-PMH server]] -- this will make Koha's bibliographic records easily available to VuFind®.
  - [[:installation|Install VuFind®.]]
  - [[kohailsdi_driver|Configure the KohaILSDI ILS driver]] -- this will allow VuFind® to make use of the Koha built-in ILS-DI API (as well as the direct database access configured earlier).
  - Set up [[:indexing:oai-pmh|OAI-PMH harvesting]] to harvest records from Koha's OAI-PMH server.
  - [[:indexing:marc|Import the harvested MARC records.]]
  - [[:administration:automation:koha|Automate harvesting using cron to automatically keep your index up to date.]]