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wave8/factotum-base
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Factotum V8 - Base Module

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[![Logo](docs/static/factotumcms-logo.svg)](docs/static/factotumcms-logo.svg)
Factotum CMS - Base Module
--------------------------

[](#factotum-cms---base-module)

`php` `laravel` `base-module`

maintained with ❤️ by

[![Logo](docs/static/8wave.svg)](docs/static/8wave.svg)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

Factotum is a Laravel-based open source CMS and application framework. It provides a modular architecture, a user-friendly interface, and a set of tools to build and manage web applications efficiently.

This repository contains the base module of Factotum, which includes essential features and functionalities required for building applications, as authentication, roles and permissions, media handling and more.

Requirements and Dependencies
-----------------------------

[](#requirements-and-dependencies)

- Laravel 12+
- PHP 8.4+

Install
-------

[](#install)

### Laravel Setup

[](#laravel-setup)

1. Install a fresh Laravel application and **configure your .env file** with the database keys.

```
# composer
composer create-project laravel/laravel example-app
```

2. Require Factotum Base Module as a composer dependency and publish the configuration file.
    The configuration file is used to seed the initial data, feel free to change its values

```
# composer
composer require wave8/factotum-base

# config
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=factotum-base-config
```

3. On the default User laravel model, you need to extend the `\Wave8\Factotum\Base\Models\User` model.

```
app/Models/User.php

-class User extends Authenticatable
+class User extends \Wave8\Factotum\Base\Models\User
{
    /** @use HasFactory */
    use HasFactory, Notifiable;
```

4. Install the Factotum Base Module. This procedure will run the migrations, seed the initial data and publish the assets.

```
# php
php artisan factotum-base:install
```

Please note
-----------

[](#please-note)

Some vendor config files, are published in an updated version during the installation, i.e.

- `spatie/laravel-query-builder`

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Releases
--------

[](#releases)

Please see [ROADMAP v2](./docs/ROADMAP-v2.md) for more information about the next releases.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Feel free to open issues and submit pull requests.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please feel free to open issues and submit pull requests.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance74

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 94.7% 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 ~5 days

Recently: every ~15 days

Total

15

Last Release

143d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4643a81ba7fe7c739a778b1a9f782466a8010850468a82c7b2481ddb0641a8d2?d=identicon)[8wave](/maintainers/8wave)

---

Top Contributors

[![ButturaNicholas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/82277475?v=4)](https://github.com/ButturaNicholas "ButturaNicholas (18 commits)")[![coderabbitai[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/347564?v=4)](https://github.com/coderabbitai[bot] "coderabbitai[bot] (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Code StyleLaravel Pint

### Embed Badge

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