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 information on the Koha Wiki and in 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)
- Latest Manual (English) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Arabic) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Chinese – Traditional) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Czech) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (French) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (French – Canada) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (German) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Greek) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Hindi) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Italian) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Portuguese) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Portuguese – Brazil) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Slovak) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Spanish) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Swedish) [HTML] [ePub]
- Latest Manual (Turkish) [HTML] [ePub]
The community only maintains one Koha manual for all supported versions. If you are using the “Help” link in your Koha staff interface, you will be redirected to the one manual. The URL may still include your version number, but the content you see will be the latest manual.
Developer documentation
Documentation of interest to Koha developers can be found on the wiki and other places: