= Welcome to the Project.net Open Source Community =

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Welcome to the Project.net Open Source Project

Project.net is a collaborative project execution application.  It helps mid-size to large companies maximize the performance of their diverse portfolio of projects by improving the productivity of knowledge workers and decreasing time to market, while reducing costs. 

Project.net's software addresses the needs of all corporate and project stakeholders - executives, portfolio managers, project managers, and team members - for current and accurate information on the status of important projects and the performance of distributed project teams. The Project.net application is a scalable, customizable Web-based product that facilitates project management, collaboration and execution across the enterprise.

Project.net is free to use, but services such as support, customization and maintenance are available from Project.net Inc. as well.  In addition, we have several hosted solutions to offer. Please go to [http://www.project.net www.project.net] for more information.

== Project.net 9.2 ==
 * Make sure to look at [wiki:ReleaseHistory 9.2 Features]
 * Project.net 9.2.5 is available from [wiki:Downloads Downloads Page] as a Custom Installation package (suitable for existing Oracle or Tomcat servers). The easy installer will be available shortly.
   * If you are running an existing copy of Project.net you will need to follow the [[http://doc.project.net/9_1:Upgrading_Project.net_in_Production_environment upgrade instructions]] in the [http://doc.project.net/AdministrationDocumentation Administrators Manual]. 
 * Help pages, the User Guide and Administrator Manual are at [http://doc.project.net Project.net On-line Documentation]. Also, make sure to visit the [http://forums.project.net Project.net User Forums] for discussions about Project.net there.
 * We also have a very helpful [http://faq-beta.project.net Project.net FAQ]
 
== Starting Points ==
 * [wiki:UsingPnet Using Project.net]
 * [http://doc.project.net On-line Documentation]
 * [wiki:Downloads Download] installation packages or source code
 * Installation instructions are listed in the next section
 * [wiki:Development Development Roadmap]
 * Peer-to-Peer support forums: [http://forums.project.net]
 * [http://www.project.net/open_source.htm Project.net Open Source home page] has general information about this project.  


== Installing & Configuring Project.net ==
  * The latest Open Source release and beta [http://sourceforge.net/projects/projectnet/ installation packages] can be found on !SourceForge.net.

  * Installation instructions
    * [wiki:Production-SystemRequirements-9_1 Summary of Project.net Deployment Requirements]
    * [wiki:installer_user_guide Default installation instructions] 
    * [wiki:Deployment Installing Project.net in a Production Environment]
      * ([wiki:Production-installRequirements Installation Requirements])
    * How to [http://doc.project.net/9_1:Upgrading_Project.net_in_Production_environment upgrade an existing Project.net Production Installation]
    * [wiki:Install-troubleshooting Verifying and Troubleshooting an Installation]
  * Instructions to [http://doc.project.net/9_1:Backup_and_Restore_Functions back up a production system]
  * Options for [http://doc.project.net/9_1:Customization Customizing and Branding Project.net]
  * How to [http://doc.project.net/9_1:Configuration_project.net_to_use_an_LDAP_or_Active_Directory Configure Project.net for an LDAP Server]
  * How to [http://doc.project.net/9_1:Changing_the_hostname_of_a_Project.net_Installation Change the Hostname of a Project.net Installation]
  * How to [http://doc.project.net/9_1:Moving_a_Project.net_Installation_from_One_Server_to_Another Move a Project.net Server from One Server to Another]
 

== Developers ==
 * Download [wiki:SourceTree source code]
   * The source trunk is now available as the most current development.
   * The 9.2.0 source tag is now available as the most current release.
 * [wiki:DeveloperInformation Developer Guides]
 * [wiki:Development Development Roadmap]

== Release Information ==

 * 9.2.11 is the current release for those with Support Contracts
 * 9.2.5 is the current Open Source installation package
 * 9.3 is an early beta release of 9.3
 * [wiki:ReleaseHistory Release History]