This page collects information on working with a fully installed, configured and indexed VuFind system – everything to do with day-to-day operations is linked from here.

• Automation - Automating common VuFind tasks (Solr indexing, startup, etc.)
• Command Line Utilities - Notes on non-web-based tools for interacting with VuFind.
• Starting and Stopping Solr - How to turn your new discovery server on and off.

• Linking to VuFind from External Systems - Notes on integrating VuFind with other software.
• Search Engine Optimization - Exposing your content to search engines (see also robots.txt for notes on blocking crawlers).

• Fault Tolerance and Load Balancing - Notes on high availability.
• Performance - Getting the best performance out of VuFind. (See also: Testing Performance).
• Security - Ensuring that your VuFind installation is secure.
• Solr Replication - Notes on configuring Solr replication.
• Squid Reverse Proxy Notes - Notes on using the Squid reverse proxy with VuFind (somewhat outdated).
• Usability - Making sure VuFind is serving your users as well as it can.

See the Third-Party Tools page for some additional software that may meet some of your needs.