Spirit/README.md

# Spirit

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Spirit is a Python based forum built using the Django framework.

To see it in action, please visit [The Spirit Project](http://spirit-project.com/).

## Compatibility

* Python 2.7, 3.3 and 3.4 (recommended)
* Django 1.8 LTS
* PostgreSQL (recommended), MySQL, Oracle Database and SQLite

## Installing (Advanced)

Check out the [example project](https://github.com/nitely/Spirit/tree/master/example).

## Upgrading

Detailed upgrade instructions are listed in [Upgrading Spirit](https://github.com/nitely/Spirit/wiki/Upgrading)

## Testing

The `runtests.py` script enable you to run the test suite of spirit.

- Type `./runtests.py` to run the test suite using the settings from the `spirit` folder.
- Type `./runtests.py example` to run the test suite using the settings from the `example` folder.

## License

MIT