Welcome

1. Introduction

OpenCRVS is an open-source digital solution for civil registration and available as a Digital Public Good.

This functional documentation is written for governments, business analysts, systems Integrators, and development partners to design, configure, operate, and maintain an OpenCRVS system that meets your country's needs.

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2. How to use this documentation

2.1. Understanding CRVS and OpenCRVS

• CRVS Systems: Understand what effective digital CRVS looks like and the role that OpenCRVS can play

  👉 Effective digital CRVS systems

• Value Proposition: Learn why governments, Systems Integrators, and development partners are choosing OpenCRVS

• 👉 Value Proposition

2.2. Exploring OpenCRVS functionality

• Product Specifications: Detailed functional architecture and system capabilities

  👉 Functional architecture

• Default Configuration: Explore the OpenCRVS reference implementation for Farajaland

  👉 Example: Farajaland

2.3. Technical implementation

• Quick Start: Run OpenCRVS on your laptop for development

  👉 Quick Start

• Architecture: Understand how OpenCRVS works technically

  👉 Technical architecture

• Configuration: Technically configure OpenCRVS for your country context

  👉 Configuration

• Deployment: Deploy a configured version of OpenCRVS to a server

  👉 Deploy

2.4. Project setup and planning

• Setup: Establish your OpenCRVS project and team

  👉 Project planning

• Product Roadmap: See what's coming next for OpenCRVS

  👉 Product roadmap

• Upgrading: Update your instance to the latest OpenCRVS release

  👉 Version upgrades

Additional resource: We recommend using this documentation in combination with the CRVS Digitisation Guidebook, which provides step-by-step guidance for countries to implement digitised systems and automated processes for CRVS.