Documentation

The Koha manual has information for individuals installing and using Koha, including details of how the software works and suggestions on how best to use the available settings for your library.

Please keep in mind that the Koha manual is a living document and is updated on a regular basis. To view the manual revision history, you can visit our git page.

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In addition to the manuals below, you can find helpful tutorials and guides on the Koha Wiki or visit our section of user created documentation.

Installation instructions

The best instructions to use for most installations can be found on our wiki: install using Debian packages on either Debian or Ubuntu.

Koha manual (for all Koha versions 23.11 and later)

Koha 23.05 (old old stable)

Koha 22.11 Rosalie (LTS – Long Term support)

Koha Legacy Versions

The community only maintains Koha manuals for supported versions. If you are using a Koha version not listed above, clicking “Help” in your staff interface will redirect your query to the latest manual (23.11 and later versions).

Developer Documentation

Documentation of interest to Koha developers can be found on the wiki and other places: