From 4f49b16079b27d7ce633619e4cddfdf2bffbc952 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cashmere Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 09:05:24 +0200 Subject: initial commit --- www/index.wiki | 108 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 108 insertions(+) create mode 100644 www/index.wiki (limited to '[^,.:;@$]*/index.wiki') diff --git a/www/index.wiki b/www/index.wiki new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8e8c9c --- /dev/null +++ b/www/index.wiki @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +A Coherent Software Configuration Management System + +

What Is It?

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+ +Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed +[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_configuration_management | SCM] +system with these advanced features: + + 1. Project Management — + In addition to doing [./concepts.wiki | distributed version control] + like Git and Mercurial, + Fossil also supports [./bugtheory.wiki | bug tracking], + [./wikitheory.wiki | wiki], [./forum.wiki | forum], + [./alerts.md|email alerts], [./chat.md | chat], and + [./event.wiki | technotes]. + + 2. Built-in Web Interface — + Fossil has a built-in, [/skins | themeable], [./serverext.wiki | extensible], + and intuitive [./webui.wiki | web interface] + with a rich variety of information pages + ([./webpage-ex.md|examples]) promoting situational awareness. +

+ This entire website is just a running instance of Fossil. + The pages you see here are all [./wikitheory.wiki | wiki] or + [./embeddeddoc.wiki | embedded documentation] or (in the case of + the [/uv/download.html|download] page) + [./unvers.wiki | unversioned files]. + When you clone Fossil from one of its + [./selfhost.wiki | self-hosting repositories], + you get more than just source code — you get this entire website. + + 3. All-in-one — + Fossil is a single self-contained, stand-alone executable. + To install, simply download a + [/uv/download.html | precompiled binary] + for Linux, Mac, or Windows and put it on your $PATH. + [./build.wiki | Easy-to-compile source code] is also available. + + + 4. Self-host Friendly — Stand up a project website + in minutes using [./server/ | a variety of techniques]. + Fossil is CPU and memory efficient. Most projects can be + hosted comfortably on a $5/month VPS or a Raspberry Pi. + You can also set up an automatic + [./mirrortogithub.md | GitHub mirror]. + + 5. Simple Networking — + Fossil uses ordinary HTTPS (or SSH if you prefer) + for network communications, so it works fine from behind + firewalls and [./quickstart.wiki#proxy|proxies]. + The protocol is + [./stats.wiki | bandwidth efficient] to the point that Fossil can be + used comfortably over dial-up, weak 3G, or airliner Wifi. + + 6. Autosync — + Fossil supports [./concepts.wiki#workflow | "autosync" mode] + which helps to keep projects moving + forward by reducing the amount of needless + [./branching.wiki | forking and merging] often + associated with distributed projects. + + 7. Robust & Reliable — + Fossil stores content using an [./fileformat.wiki | enduring file format] + in an SQLite database so that transactions are + atomic even if interrupted by a power loss or system crash. + Automatic [./selfcheck.wiki | self-checks] verify that all aspects of + the repository are consistent prior to each commit. + + 8. Free and Open-Source — [../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt|2-clause BSD license]. + +
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Latest Release: 2.28 ([/timeline?c=version-2.28|2026-03-11])

+ + * [/uv/download.html|Download] + * [./changes.wiki#v2_28|Change Summary] + * [/timeline?p=version-2.28&d=version-2.27&y=ci|Check-ins in version 2.28] + * [/timeline?df=version-2.28&y=ci|Check-ins derived from the 2.28 release] + * [/timeline?t=release|Timeline of all past releases] + +
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Quick Start

+ + 1. [/uv/download.html|Download] or install using a package manager or + [./build.wiki|compile from sources]. + 2. fossil init REPOSITORY-DIR/new-repository + 3. fossil open REPOSITORY-DIR/new-repository + 4. fossil add files-or-directories + 5. fossil commit -m "commit message" + 6. fossil ui + 7. Repeat steps 4, 5, and 6, in any order, as necessary. + See the [./quickstart.wiki|Quick Start Guide] for more detail. -- cgit v1.3.1