Introduction
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*imo-vmdb* imports, normalizes, and enriches visual meteor observation data
from the `Visual Meteor Database (VMDB) <https://www.imo.net/members/imo_vmdb/>`_.
Enriched observations can be accessed via a REST API, CSV export, direct
database connection, or the :ref:`Python API <api>` (``imo_vmdb``, ``imo_vmdb.server``).

The tool can be used in two ways:

- **Docker**: run the web-based control panel
  without any local Python installation — see :ref:`setup`.
- **Python package**: install via pip and use the command-line interface —
  see :ref:`setup`.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Contents:

   about
   setup
   cli
   webui
   rest_api
   download

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Reference:

   api
   csv
   fields