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7 Nominatim (from the Latin, 'by name') is a tool to search OpenStreetMap data
8 by name and address (geocoding) and to generate synthetic addresses of
9 OSM points (reverse geocoding). An instance with up-to-date data can be found
10 at https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org. Nominatim is also used as one of the
11 sources for the Search box on the OpenStreetMap home page.
16 The documentation of the latest development version is in the
17 `docs/` subdirectory. A HTML version can be found at
18 https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/ .
23 **Nominatim is a complex piece of software and runs in a complex environment.
24 Installing and running Nominatim is something for experienced system
25 administrators only who can do some trouble-shooting themselves. We are sorry,
26 but we can not provide installation support. We are all doing this in our free
27 time and there is just so much of that time to go around. Do not open issues in
28 our bug tracker if you need help. Use the discussions forum
29 or ask for help on [help.openstreetmap.org](https://help.openstreetmap.org/).**
31 The latest stable release can be downloaded from https://nominatim.org.
32 There you can also find [installation instructions for the release](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/admin/Installation), as well as an extensive [Troubleshooting/FAQ section](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/admin/Faq/).
34 [Detailed installation instructions for current master](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/admin/Installation)
35 can be found at nominatim.org as well.
37 A quick summary of the necessary steps:
47 2. Create a project directory, get OSM data and import:
49 mkdir nominatim-project
51 nominatim import --osm-file <your planet file>
53 3. Point your webserver to the nominatim-project/website directory.
59 The source code is available under a GPLv2 license.
65 Contributions, bugreport and pull requests are welcome.
66 For details see [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).
72 For questions, community help and discussions you can use the
73 [Github discussions forum](https://github.com/osm-search/Nominatim/discussions)
75 [geocoding mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding).