====== Support ======

There are many support options for Evergreen, both free community based and vendor assisted. Being open-source, the support & development options available are not limited to what is provided by a single vendor. This is probably an important part of the open-source model - there is no vendor lock-in. Institutions may choose to support the product in-house, obtain help from a support company, and/or solicit help from their peers in the Evergreen community.

===== Free Community Support =====

==== Documentation ====
  * [[http://www.evergreen-ils.org/documentation.php | Manuals & Wiki]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen | Search Launchpad ]] for bugs
  * [[Evergreen Demos]]

==== Discussions ====

  * [[http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php | Mailing Lists]] are a great place to get support and open to anyone with an email account. In addition, archives that provide much of the history of the project are readily available.</p>
  * [[http://www.evergreen-ils.org/irc.php | IRC (real-time chat)]] - Get help from other Evergreen users on the #evergreen IRC channel hosted by irc.freenode.net. The channel is logged.


===== Evergreen Companies =====

[[faqs:evergreen_companies | Paid Support]] - Several companies provide support & development services for Evergreen. Services that are available for libraries include installation, migration assistance, data integrity testing, staff training, software maintenance, and development of new features.