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OpenBook is a free, open-source budget transparency portal for municipalities. These guides cover setup and daily use.
→ Guide for Town Managers
How to use the admin panel: uploading budget data, customizing your portal, adding tooltips, managing staff, and reviewing capital requests.
→ Guide for IT Departments
Step-by-step deployment — either through Vercel (recommended) or on your own server. Covers database setup, domain configuration, and handoff.
→ Guide for Department Staff
How to set up your staff account using an invite link, submit capital expenditure requests, and track their status.
OpenBook is maintained by the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation. The source code is available at github.com/Allen-Lab-for-Democracy-Renovation/Open-Book.
Questions or issues can be reported on the GitHub Issues page.