Getting Started

Get up and running with SolverForge in minutes.

Quick Start

1. Installation - Set up Python, JDK, and install SolverForge
2. Hello World - Build a simple school timetabling solver (CLI)
3. Hello World with FastAPI - Add a REST API to your solver

What You’ll Learn

In the Hello World tutorial, you’ll build a school timetabling application that:

• Assigns lessons to timeslots and rooms
• Avoids scheduling conflicts (same teacher, room, or student group at the same time)
• Optimizes for teacher preferences (room stability, consecutive lessons)

This introduces the core concepts you’ll use in any SolverForge application:

• Planning entities - The things being scheduled (lessons)
• Planning variables - The values being assigned (timeslot, room)
• Constraints - The rules that define a valid solution
• Solver configuration - How to run the optimization