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tribe/tribe
===========

Tribe is a project management framework by Wildfire.

v3.1.9(1y ago)1161GPL-3.0-or-laterJavaScriptPHP ^8.0

Since Dec 8Pushed 1mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Tribe
=====

[](#tribe)

A web project management framework for building platforms, products and web interfaces using a modular approach.

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---

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

```
# 1. Configure
cp .env.sample .env
# Edit .env — set passwords, PROJECT_NAME, BARE_URL

# 2. Start
docker compose up -d
```

That's it. Tribe is running at `http://localhost:12000`.

Default Ports
-------------

[](#default-ports)

ServicePortTribe`12000`phpMyAdmin`12001`Junction`12002`Dist (static)`12003`Dist (PHP)`12004`FileBrowser`12005`All ports are configurable in `.env`.

CLI
---

[](#cli)

```
docker compose up -d       # start
docker compose down        # stop
docker compose logs -f     # tail logs
```

Tribe — Advanced Reference
--------------------------

[](#tribe--advanced-reference)

### Glossary

[](#glossary)

TermDefinition**Tribe**PHP content/app framework — core backend and UI engine**Junction**CMS layer connecting to Tribe via API**Docker**Containerisation platform; `docker-compose.yml` defines all services**.env**Environment file holding secrets and config**MySQL**Relational database storing all Tribe content and data**phpMyAdmin**Web UI for browsing and managing MySQL databases**Caddy**Web server / reverse proxy — handles HTTP, routes to PHP-FPM**FileBrowser**Web UI for browsing and managing uploaded files**Loom**Multi-tenant mode — one shared infrastructure hosting many Threads**Thread**A single Tribe + Junction instance inside a Loom setup**Tor**Overlay mode routing all traffic through `.onion` hidden services---

### Full Folder Structure

[](#full-folder-structure)

```
applications/          # App code
  tribe/               # Tribe PHP application
  junction/            # Junction frontend (dist/)

config/                # Service configuration
  mysql/               # my.cnf, install.sql
  tribe/               # Caddyfile, supervisord.conf, watcher.sh, indexer scripts
  junction/            # Caddyfile
  dist/                # Caddyfile (static site)
  dist-php/            # Caddyfile (PHP site)
  tor/                 # Tor daemon config and helpers
    README.tor.md      # ← Tor setup guide
    docker-compose.tor.yml
    .env.tor.sample
    torrc
    tor-addresses.sh

uploads/               # All runtime data (gitignored)
  sites/
    dist/              # Static site files
    dist-php/          # PHP site files
  threads/             # Per-thread uploads (Loom mode)
  filebrowser/         # FileBrowser database
  tor/                 # .onion keys and hostnames

logs/                  # Runtime logs (gitignored)
  threads/             # Per-thread logs (Loom mode)

threads/               # Generated thread configs (Loom mode)
  .registry.json
  /
    docker-compose.yml
    .env
    config/

docker-compose.yml     # Standard single-project setup
.env.sample            # Standard env template

```

---

### Advanced Modes

[](#advanced-modes)

#### Loom — Multi-tenant hosting

[](#loom--multi-tenant-hosting)

Loom lets you run hundreds of isolated Tribe + Junction instances (Threads) on one shared set of services (MySQL, Caddy, phpMyAdmin, FileBrowser).

**To use Loom:**

```
# Manage Threads with loom.sh
node loom create     # provision and start a new Thread
node loom list             # list all Threads with ports and status
node loom destroy    # stop containers and drop DB
```

---

#### Tor — Anonymous hidden services

[](#tor--anonymous-hidden-services)

Tor mode layers `docker-compose.tor.yml` on top of the standard setup. All ports are removed from the host; services are reachable only via `.onion` addresses.

**To use Tor:**

```
# 1. Copy files to project root
mv config/tor/docker-compose.tor.yml .
mv config/tor/.env.tor.sample .

# 2. Follow the guide
# config/tor/README.tor.md
```

→ Full instructions: [config/tor/README.tor.md](config/tor/README.tor.md)

---

### License

[](#license)

GNU General Public License — free, copyleft.

###  Health Score

45

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance74

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~28 days

Recently: every ~89 days

Total

59

Last Release

368d ago

Major Versions

v1.1.0-beta → v2.0.02021-07-24

v2.2.1 → v3.0.02022-12-23

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0PHP ^7.4

v2.0.10PHP &gt;=7.4

v3.0.1PHP ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/178598774b353ed0e762bbcff9c296de5343647645f7384494d0d9d1625b35f6?d=identicon)[akshay.wildfire](/maintainers/akshay.wildfire)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5cb2cab3fe1b63507a1ff4a86bbff2e016e32d32f6397eae864e0a0cf8b62b88?d=identicon)[apurv.wildfire](/maintainers/apurv.wildfire)

---

Top Contributors

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### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/tribe-tribe/health.svg)

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