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Nominatim
=========
Nominatim (from the Latin, 'by name') is a tool to search OpenStreetMap data
by name and address (geocoding) and to generate synthetic addresses of
OSM points (reverse geocoding). An instance with up-to-date data can be found
-at http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org. Nominatim is also used as one of the
-sources for the Search box on the OpenStreetMap home page and powers the search
-on the MapQuest Open Initiative websites.
+at https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org. Nominatim is also used as one of the
+sources for the Search box on the OpenStreetMap home page.
Documentation
=============
-More information about Nominatim, including usage and installation instructions,
-can be found in the docs/ subdirectory and in the OSM wiki at:
-
-http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim
+The documentation of the latest development version is in the
+`docs/` subdirectory. A HTML version can be found at
+https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/ .
Installation
============
-There are detailed installation instructions in the /docs directory.
-Here is a quick summary of the necessary steps.
+**Nominatim is a complex piece of software and runs in a complex environment.
+Installing and running Nominatim is something for experienced system
+administrators only who can do some trouble-shooting themselves. We are sorry,
+but we can not provide installation support. We are all doing this in our free
+time and there is just so much of that time to go around. Do not open issues in
+our bug tracker if you need help. Use the discussions forum
+or ask for help on [help.openstreetmap.org](https://help.openstreetmap.org/).**
+
+The latest stable release can be downloaded from https://nominatim.org.
+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/).
+
+[Detailed installation instructions for current master](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/admin/Installation)
+can be found at nominatim.org as well.
+
+A quick summary of the necessary steps:
1. Compile Nominatim:
cmake ..
make
- For more detailed installation instructions see [docs/Installation.md](docs/Installation.md).
- There are also step-by-step instructions for
- [Ubuntu 16.04](docs/install-on-ubuntu-16.md) and
- [CentOS 7.2](docs/install-on-centos-7.md).
-
-2. Get OSM data and import:
+2. Create a project directory, get OSM data and import:
- ./build/utils/setup.php --osm-file <your planet file> --all
-
- Details can be found in [docs/Import_and_update.md](docs/Import_and_update.md)
-
-3. Point your webserver to the ./build/website directory.
+ mkdir nominatim-project
+ cd nominatim-project
+ ~/build/nominatim import --osm-file <your planet file>
+3. Point your webserver to the nominatim-project/website directory.
License
The source code is available under a GPLv2 license.
-Contact and Bugreports
-======================
-For questions you can join the geocoding mailinglist, see
-http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding
+Contributing
+============
+
+Contributions, bugreport and pull requests are welcome.
+For details see [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+
+Questions and help
+==================
-Bugs may be reported on the github project site:
-https://github.com/twain47/Nominatim
+For questions, community help and discussions you can use the
+[Github discussions forum](https://github.com/osm-search/Nominatim/discussions)
+or join the
+[geocoding mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding).
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