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 # ERPNext - Open source ERP for small and medium-size business [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/frappe/erpnext.png)](https://travis-ci.org/frappe/erpnext)
 
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 [https://erpnext.com](https://erpnext.com)
 
 Includes: Accounting, Inventory, CRM, Sales, Purchase, Projects, HRMS. Requires MariaDB.