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.
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.
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](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/discussions?discussions_q=category%3AIdeas).
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](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/discussions?discussions_q=category%3AIdeas).
### 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](https://github.com/Budibase/automations) or [Request new automation](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/discussions?discussions_q=category%3AIdeas).
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.
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:
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.
If you have a question or would like to talk with other Budibase users and join our community, please hop over to [Github discussions](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/discussions)
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**](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/blob/HEAD/docs/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). Please read it.
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.
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.
- [packages/client](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/tree/HEAD/packages/client) - A module that runs in the browser responsible for reading JSON definition and creating living, breathing web apps from it.
- [packages/server](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/tree/HEAD/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.
Budibase is open-source, licensed as [GPL v3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html). The client and component libraries are licensed as [MPL](https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:MPL-2.0) - so the apps you build can be licensed however you like.
If you are having issues between updates of the builder, please use the guide [here](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/blob/HEAD/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md#troubleshooting) to clear down your environment.
