README

Welcome to LibrePIM, an independent and community-driven fork of the Akeneo PIM Community Edition. LibrePIM aims to provide long-term maintenance, stability, and compatibility for teams relying on the open-source PIM ecosystem.

LibrePIM focuses on:

• Security updates and bug fixes
• Performance and dependency improvements
• Community contributions and transparency
• A familiar and compatible migration path from Akeneo PIM Community Edition

This repository helps you create a new PIM project based on LibrePIM.

Contributing & Development

Development happens in the main repository: 🔗 https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-dev

If you would like to contribute:

• Fork https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-dev
• Submit a pull request with your changes
• Open issues or feature requests here: https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-dev/issues

Community participation is welcome and appreciated.

Installation Instructions

Development Installation with Docker

Requirements

• Docker 19+
• docker-compose ≥ 1.24
• make

Create a project and start LibrePIM

Run the following commands in an empty directory:

docker run -u www-data -v $(pwd):/srv/pim -w /srv/pim --rm akeneo/pim-php-dev:8.1 \
    php /usr/local/bin/composer create-project --prefer-dist \
    libre-pim/librepim-standard /srv/pim "master"

make

LibrePIM will be available at: ➡️ http://localhost:8080/ Default credentials: admin / admin

To stop the PIM:

make down

Installation Without Docker

php /usr/local/bin/composer create-project --prefer-dist \
    libre-pim/librepim-standard /srv/pim "master"

Configure .env with your MySQL and Elasticsearch credentials.

Then run:

NO_DOCKER=true make

For more details, refer to the Akeneo installation guide: https://docs.akeneo.com/master/install_pim

Migrating from Akeneo PIM Community Edition

LibrePIM maintains compatibility with Akeneo PIM CE, allowing for a smooth migration. A migration guide will be available in the documentation.

Upgrade Instructions

LibrePIM currently follows the Akeneo CE upgrade workflow.

For upgrade details, see: https://docs.akeneo.com/master/migrate_pim/index.html

Changelog

You can view the changelog here: https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-dev

Support & Community

• Development Repository: https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-dev
• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-dev/issues
• Standard Edition: https://github.com/libre-pim/librepim-standard

License

LibrePIM is licensed under the Open Software License 3.0 (OSL-3.0). See LICENSE.txt for details.

About Akeneo

LibrePIM is independently developed and originates from the openly licensed Akeneo PIM Community Edition (OSL-3.0).

For more information about Akeneo, visit: https://www.akeneo.com/