= PostGIS Support and Consulting Services =

This section lists the support options both free and paid support available for PostGIS users

'''Free Support'''

 * [http://www.postgis.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users PostGIS Newsgroup] If you have quick questions on how to do things in PostGIS -- the PostGIS news group is very inviting. Often you will get a response in a matter of minutes from experienced PostGIS users and PostGIS Project Steering Committee and Developer members.
 * [irc://chat.freenode.net/postgis PostGIS IRC channel] I fyou are looking ofr a slightly more interactive medium than email, try the PostGIS IRC.  Its a common hang-out for experienced PostGIS users and PostGIS Project Steering Committee and Developer members.

'''Paid Support'''

If you need a lot of hand-holding.  You need someone to install PostgreSQL/PostGIS, configure your server, load data , and give you hands-on training. 
You need custom programming support, then paid support is probably the best option for you.

 * [http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile OSGEO Consultants Directory]  Find registered OSGEO consultants based on location, language and need such as PostGIS, GeoServer etc.