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2 ![Styling Status](https://github.com/openemr/openemr/workflows/Styling/badge.svg?branch=master)
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5 [![Backers on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/openemr/backers/badge.svg)](#backers) [![Sponsors on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/openemr/sponsors/badge.svg)](#sponsors)
9 [OpenEMR](https://open-emr.org) is a Free and Open Source electronic health records and medical practice management application. It features fully integrated electronic health records, practice management, scheduling, electronic billing, internationalization, free support, a vibrant community, and a whole lot more. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and many other platforms.
13 OpenEMR is a leader in healthcare open source software and comprises a large and diverse community of software developers, medical providers and educators with a very healthy mix of both volunteers and professionals. [Join us and learn how to start contributing today!](https://open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#How_do_I_begin_to_volunteer_for_the_OpenEMR_project.3F)
15 > Already comfortable with git? Check out [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for quick setup instructions and requirements for contributing to OpenEMR by resolving a bug or adding an awesome feature 😊.
19 Community and Professional support can be found [here](https://open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Support_Guide).
21 Extensive documentation and forums can be found on the [OpenEMR website](https://open-emr.org) that can help you to become more familiar about the project 📖.
23 ### Reporting Issues and Bugs
25 Report these on the [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/openemr/openemr/issues). If you are unsure if it is an issue/bug, then always feel free to use the [Forum](https://community.open-emr.org/) and [Chat](https://www.open-emr.org/chat/) to discuss about the issue 🪲.
27 ### Reporting Security Vulnerabilities
29 Check out [SECURITY.md](.github/SECURITY.md)
33 Check out [API_README.md](API_README.md)
37 Check out [DOCKER_README.md](DOCKER_README.md)
41 Check out [FHIR_README.md](FHIR_README.md)
45 If using OpenEMR directly from the code repository, then the following commands will build OpenEMR (Node.js version 20.* is required) :
48 composer install --no-dev
51 composer dump-autoload -o
56 This project exists thanks to all the people who have contributed. [[Contribute]](CONTRIBUTING.md).
57 <a href="https://github.com/openemr/openemr/graphs/contributors"><img src="https://opencollective.com/openemr/contributors.svg?width=890" /></a>
62 Thanks to our [2015 Edition Major Sponsors](https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Certification_Stage_III_Meaningful_Use#Major_sponsors)!