Welcome to the OpenAleph Documentation
OpenAleph is an open source platform for storing, searching, and analyzing large volumes of both structured and unstructured data. It is designed to support investigative journalists, researchers, and analysts working with documents, datasets, and public records.
User Guides
Start with OpenAleph
For beginner users, we recommend the user documentation to learn how to search, upload documents, and collaborate effectively with others.
Advanced OpenAleph Magic
If you are an experienced OpenAleph user looking to tackle advanced data work, our series of code-along, real-world examples is for you.
How to get the most out of OpenAleph as a power user (Blogpost series)
In addition to that, we have a section on how to interact with OpenAleph from the command line or inside a Python script.
Learn everything about the openaleph Python library here.
Deploy & Contribute
Deploying OpenAleph
We are currently updating this section. In the meantime, you can refer to the developer and administrator documentation from OpenAleph's predecessor, Aleph. Most of that information is still relevant for installing and maintaining OpenAleph.
Start with the Developer & Admin Guide
Contribute
OpenAleph is an open source project, and we'd love to collaborate with you. If you want to contribute, please start by reading the contributors guide. Then, pick an issue to work on or suggest a feature you'd like to add! Please make sure to familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct.
OpenAleph Community
The Data and Research Center maintains a community platform to discuss all things OpenAleph and beyond. We're actively building a community focused on open software, open source research, and open data. Please join us!
OpenAleph is a DARC project and is released under the MIT license.