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# 1.3. How can I use VideoLAN ?

## 1.3.1. Documentation

The user documentation of VideoLAN is made up of 4 documents :

- the VideoLAN Quickstart. This document will give you a quick overview of of VLC, VLC's stream output, the Video On Demand solution and the channel information service system.

- the VideoLAN HOWTO. This document is the complete guide of the VideoLAN streaming solution.

- the VLC user guide. This document is the complete guide for VLC.

- the VLS user guide. This document is the complete guide for VLS.

- the VideoLAN FAQ. This document contains Frequently Asked Questions about VideoLAN.

The latest version of these documents can be found on the documentation page .

You can also have a look at the VideoLAN Wiki. This is a website that everyone can change. We use it to document everything that is not in the "official" documentation: the tips and tricks for each O.S., the graphical interfaces, etc...

## 1.3.2. User support

If you have problems using VideoLAN, and if you don't find the answer to your problems in the documentation, please look at the online archive of the mailing-lists. There are two English-speaking mailing-lists for the users :

- vlc@videolan.org for the questions on VLC ,

- streaming@videolan.org for the questions on VLS, mini-SAP-server and the network .

If you want to subscribe or unsubscribe to the mailing-lists, please go to the mailing-list page.

You can also talk with VideoLAN users and developers on IRC : server irc.freenode.net, channel #videolan .

If you find a bug, please follow the instructions on the bug reporting page .

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