Budibase
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Budibase
The low code platform you'll enjoy using
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform that saves engineers 100s of hours building forms, portals, and approval apps, securely.
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Get started - we host (Budibase Cloud) · Get started - you host (Docker, K8s, DO) · Docs · Feature request · Report a bug · Support: Discussions
✨ Features
Build and ship real software
Unlike other platforms, with Budibase you build and ship single page applications. Budibase applications have performance baked in and can be designed responsively, providing users with a great experience.
Open source and extensible
Budibase is open-source - licensed as GPL v3. This should fill you with confidence that Budibase will always be around. You can also code against Budibase or fork it and make changes as you please, providing a developer-friendly experience.
Load data or start from scratch
Budibase pulls data from multiple sources, including MongoDB, CouchDB, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, Airtable, S3, DynamoDB, or a REST API. And unlike other platforms, with Budibase you can start from scratch and create business apps with no data sources. Request new datasources.
Design and build apps with powerful pre-made components
Budibase comes out of the box with beautifully designed, powerful components which you can use like building blocks to build your UI. We also expose many of your favourite CSS styling options so you can go that extra creative mile. Request new component.
Automate processes, integrate with other tools and connect to webhooks
Save time by automating manual processes and workflows. From connecting to webhooks to automating emails, simply tell Budibase what to do and let it work for you. You can easily create new automations for Budibase here or Request new automation.
Integrate with your favorite tools
Budibase integrates with a number of popular tools allowing you to build apps that perfectly fit your stack.
Deploy with confidence and security
Budibase is made to scale. With Budibase, you can self-host on your own infrastructure and globally manage users, onboarding, SMTP, apps, groups, theming and more. You can also provide users/groups with an app portal and disseminate user management to the group manager.
- Checkout the promo video: https://youtu.be/xoljVpty_Kw
Budibase Public API
As with anything that we build in Budibase, our new public API is simple to use, flexible, and introduces new extensibility. To summarize, the Budibase API enables:
- Budibase as a backend
- Interoperability
Docs
You can learn more about the Budibase API at the following places:
- General documentation: Learn how to get your API key, how to use spec, and how to use Postman
- Interactive API documentation : Learn how to interact with the API
🏁 Get started
Deploy Budibase using Docker, Kubernetes, and Digital Ocean on your existing infrastructure. Or use Budibase Cloud if you don't need to self-host and would like to get started quickly.
Get started with self-hosting Budibase
Get started with Budibase Cloud
🎓 Learning Budibase
The Budibase documentation lives here.
💬 Community
If you have a question or would like to talk with other Budibase users and join our community, please hop over to Github discussions
❗ Code of conduct
Budibase is dedicated to providing everyone a welcoming, diverse, and harassment-free experience. We expect everyone in the Budibase community to abide by our Code of Conduct. Please read it.
🙌 Contributing to Budibase
From opening a bug report to creating a pull request: every contribution is appreciated and welcomed. If you're planning to implement a new feature or change the API, please create an issue first. This way, we can ensure your work is not in vain. Environment setup instructions are available here.
Not Sure Where to Start?
A good place to start contributing is by looking for the good first issue tag.
How the repository is organized
Budibase is a monorepo managed by lerna. Lerna manages the building and publishing of the budibase packages. At a high level, here are the packages that make up Budibase.
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packages/builder - contains code for the budibase builder client-side svelte application.
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packages/client - A module that runs in the browser responsible for reading JSON definition and creating living, breathing web apps from it.
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packages/server - The budibase server. This Koa app is responsible for serving the JS for the builder and budibase apps, as well as providing the API for interaction with the database and file system.
For more information, see CONTRIBUTING.md
📝 License
Budibase is open-source, licensed as GPL v3. The client and component libraries are licensed as MPL - so the apps you build can be licensed however you like.
⭐ Stargazers over time
If you are having issues between updates of the builder, please use the guide here to clear down your environment.
Contributors ✨
Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):
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