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-# OpenResearch-Stack
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+# OpenResearch Stack
+Build a local OpenResearch Stack (MediaWiki & Extensions) with Vagrant and Ansible on VirtualBox.
+
+It currently supports Debian and Ubuntu guest operating systems and MediaWiki 1.31+. See also the COMPATIBILITY MATRIX in [playbook.yml](ansible/playbook.yml) for details. 
+
+## Requirements
+This project has been tested on Windows with the following versions:
+- Vagrant 2.2.14
+- VirtualBox 5.2.42
+- Git for Windows 2.28.0
+
+It might also work on other operating systems and versions. 
+
+---
+**Note:**
+Ansible is installed on the guest operating system and not required on your computer. 
+---
+
+## Getting Started
+* Clone this project to a local working directory
+* Open Git Bash in your local working directory (right click → Git Bash here)
+* Run `vagrant up`. This will
+  * download the required guest operating system base box,
+  * install required Vagrant plugins if not already installed,
+  * run the Ansible provisioner
+* Ansible will download the required roles and run the play from playbook.yml
+* After a few minutes you should have a local MediaWiki running at http://localhost:8080/openresearch
+
+---
+**Note:**
+Opening MediaWiki for the first time might take up to a minute, since the SCSS files needs to be compiled.
+---
+
+### Vagrant Commands
+
+- `vagrant up`                  -- starts vagrant environment (also provisions only on the FIRST vagrant up)
+- `vagrant provision`           -- forces reprovisioning of the vagrant machine
+- `vagrant reload`              -- restarts vagrant machine, loads new Vagrantfile configuration
+- `vagrant reload --provision`  -- restart the virtual machine and force provisioning
+- `vagrant halt`                -- stops the vagrant machine
+- `vagrant ssh`                 -- connects to machine via SSH
+- `vagrant destroy`             -- stops and deletes all traces of the vagrant machine
+
+## Built With
+This project is build on top of the Ansible Roles listed in [requirements.yml](ansible/requirements.yml). 
+
+## Versioning
+We use [SemVer](http://semver.org/) for versioning. For the versions available, see the [tags on this repository](https://github.com/TIBHannover/OpenResearch-Stack/tags). 
+
+## Author(s)
+* Alexander Gesinn
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