This page refers to VuFind® 2.x and later; installation of earlier versions is no longer recommended.

If you are new to VuFind®, you should start by reading the Installation Notes to orient yourself. You may also want to review VuFind®'s hardware and software requirements, and the VuFind® for Project Managers page.

For a broader introduction, try the Learning VuFind® book or our Video Tutorials.

VuFind® is designed to be able to be installed on many different platforms. Choose from the following installation documents based on the platform of your choice:

• VuFind® on Fedora Linux (adaptable to RedHat flavors)
• VuFind® on Mac (external link; may not be completely up to date)
• VuFind® on Ubuntu Linux (adaptable to Debian flavors)
• VuFind® on Windows

The instructions above assume you will be downloading a packaged VuFind® release. If you prefer to install VuFind® directly from a GitHub checkout, check the README for additional instructions.

Once the software is installed, be sure to review the Production Checklist for some important things to consider prior to going live.

• Migration Notes

Healthnet Nepal has pre-configured a live DVD with VuFind® and some other complementary open source applications at their Sourceforge pages: 32-bit version, 64-bit version. This may be a useful way to evaluate the software with minimal effort.

• Docker - VuFind® can be deployed using Docker
• Git - Git can be a useful way of managing and upgrading a local VuFind® installation.
• Installing Multiple Instances - If just one VuFind® isn't enough.
• Installing the PHP OCI Driver for Oracle - How to connect to Oracle (required by Voyager and some other ILSes).
• Nginx - Notes on using Nginx in place of Apache
• Remote Solr Back-end - Note on installing Solr on a separate server from the rest of VuFind®
• Vagrant - VuFind® can be installed in a Vagrant development environment

• Portuguese

See the Installation video for an overview of some of VuFind®'s installation options.