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Askbot is an open source Question and Answer (Q&A) forum project inspired by StackOverflow and YahooAnswers.

This version of Askbot supports only Django 1.8.

To upgrade, or select version of Askbot working with earlier versions of Django, please follow `the instructions`_.

It is quick and easy to install and deploy askbot on your site. Have questions? - please ask at the forum or by email at admin@askbot.org

• Install the software
• Create the database
• Create and configure the site files
• Initialize the database tables
• Deploy on a webserver
• Upgrades
• Import data (StackExchange & ZenDesk)
• Moderation
• Appendix A: Maintenance procedures
• Appendix B: Optional modules
• Appendix C: Api
• Appendix D: Askbot as reusable Django application
• Appendix E: Customizing skin in askbot
• Appendix F: Intranet setup
• Appendix G: Language support in Askbot
• Appendix H: Migration from MySQL to PostgreSQL
• Footnotes
• Contributors
• Changelog

Some background information: Askbot is written in Python on top of the Django platform. Code of Askbot grew out of CNPROG project originally written by Mike Chen and Sailing Cai.