Get started · Community Edition

Install Melis Platform,
your way

Open-source, modular and production-ready. Spin it up with Docker in minutes, bootstrap a project with Composer, or clone the source from GitHub — then let the guided setup do the rest.

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Open Source · OSL-3.0 PHP 8.1 / 8.3 MySQL 8.4
bash — quick start 
# the whole Community Edition, in one command
$ composer create-project melisplatform/melis-platform-skeleton
# …then open the back-office and start building.

Before you start

Prerequisites

A standard PHP stack is all you need. Going the Docker route? Then only Docker & Git are required — everything else is bundled.

PHP 8.1 / 8.3

with intl, gd, mysqli, mbstring

MySQL 8.4

or a compatible MariaDB, utf8mb4

Composer 2 + Git

for the Composer & source routes

Docker (optional)

everything else bundled in the image

Three ways to install

Pick the path that fits you

Each route gets you the full Community Edition. Docker is the quickest to a running environment; Composer is the fastest project start; GitHub gives you the source.

Recommended

Use Docker

A complete, reproducible environment — PHP, web server and database — comes up with a single command. No local PHP setup required.

Reproducible Batteries included One command up
Get the Docker repo
1Clone, build & run
bash · docker
$ git clone https://github.com/melisplatform/melis-docker.git
$ cd melis-docker/app/latest
$ docker-compose build --pull
$ docker-compose up -d
2Open the platform
url
http://localhost:8080
Fastest start

Use Composer

One command pulls every Community Edition module into a project-ready skeleton on your own PHP stack.

Project-ready skeleton All CE modules ~1 command
View on Packagist
1Create the project
composer
$ composer create-project melisplatform/melis-platform-skeleton
2Serve & open the back-office
bash
$ cd melis-platform-skeleton
$ php -S localhost:8080 -t public
Full control

Use GitHub

Clone the skeleton with its module submodules — ideal to read the source, cherry-pick features or contribute back.

Modular Open source Contribute & fork
Browse the repositories
1Clone with submodules
git
$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/melisplatform/melis-platform-skeleton.git
2Install dependencies
composer
$ cd melis-platform-skeleton && composer install

After install

The guided setup, in 3 steps

The first time you open the site, the Melis Platform setup guide walks you through:

1System configuration — PHP, Apache, writable folders, environment
2Database connection — host, database, user & password
3Setup type & modules — pick Core / CMS / demo, then your admin account

Then Confirmation → Install, and you're in. The default development account is admin / password — change it before production.

Full setup guide
Documentation

Step-by-step guides, architecture concepts and a complete module & configuration reference live in the online docs.

Open the documentation

Need an SLA, or a tailored build?

Beyond the free Community Edition, let's find the license and support that fit your project. Try the live demo to feel the benefits — then talk to our team.

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