About OpenQDA

OpenQDA is a sustainable, free/libre Open Source Software for collaborative qualitative data analysis.

It's developed by the ZeMKI (Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research) at the University of Bremen.

It's publicly available under https://openqda.org and is hosted on servers, integrated in the university's infrastructure.

Goals of this guide

This guide intends to provide you an easy entry into the development of OpenQDA but also into topics, such as deployment (on-premise hosting) or plugin development.

It primarily addresses developers and administrators who want deeper knowledge of the technical side of OpenQDA.

This guide is not intended to explain why certain decisions are/not made. For this, please open a discussion on GitHub or get in contact with us via email.

What if a topic is not covered or documentation is not clear?

For this circumstance you are free to open an issue on GitHub or get in contact with us via email.