https://github.com/parabolinc/parabol
Free online agile retrospective meeting tool
https://github.com/parabolinc/parabol
agile graphql kanban nodejs react realtime redis rethinkdb retrospective saas stripe
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Free online agile retrospective meeting tool
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/parabolinc/parabol
- Owner: ParabolInc
- License: other
- Created: 2015-12-21T17:16:49.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-07T17:55:35.000Z (16 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-07T18:44:30.658Z (16 days ago)
- Topics: agile, graphql, kanban, nodejs, react, realtime, redis, rethinkdb, retrospective, saas, stripe
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://www.parabol.co/
- Size: 111 MB
- Stars: 1,949
- Watchers: 40
- Forks: 337
- Open Issues: 197
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: COPYING
- Security: SECURITY.md
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README
# Parabol - We're [hiring](https://www.parabol.co/join)!
## Overview
[Parabol](https://www.parabol.co) is an open-source application for running
agile meetings such as team retrospectives or Sprint Poker™. You may try
a single-player demo of Parabol (no login creation required) at: https://parabol.co/retro-demo
We endeavor to be a
transparent organization and publish
our company's [history and SaaS metrics](https://www.parabol.co/blog/tag/friday-ship).
## Stack Information
| Concern | Solution |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Server | [Node](https://nodejs.org/) |
| Server Framework | [μWebSockets.js](https://github.com/uNetworking/uWebSockets.js) |
| Database | [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/) |
| PubSub & Cache | [Redis](https://redis.io) |
| Data Transport | [GraphQL](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js) |
| Real-time Connectivity | [graphql-ws](https://github.com/enisdenjo/graphql-ws) |
| Client Cache | [Relay](https://facebook.github.io/relay/) |
| UI Framework | [React](https://facebook.github.io/react/) |
| Styling (Legacy) | [Emotion](https://emotion.sh/) |
| Styling | [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com/) |
## Setup
### Prerequisites
- [Node](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
- [Yarn](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/install/)
- [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)
- [Watchman](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/install.html) (Development only)
### Installation
```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/ParabolInc/parabol.git
$ cd parabol
$ cp .env.example .env # Add your own vars here
$ yarn
$ yarn db:start
$ yarn dev
```
- By default, the app will run at: http://localhost:3000/
- If `yarn db:start` failed and `localhost:5050` isn't working, a docker
container, volume, or image may be corrupted and need to be pruned.
### Development
- [Code Reviews](./docs/codeReview.md)
- [Create new GraphQL Mutations](./packages/server/graphql/public/README.md)
- [Docker](./docker/README.md)
- [Dev.js](./scripts/README.md)
- [File Storage (CDN, Local, S3)](./packages/server/fileStorage/README.md)
- [GraphiQL, Private Schema Admin](./packages/server/graphql/private/README.md)
- [Integrations (GitHub, Jira, Slack, etc.)](./docs/integrations.md)
- [PostgreSQL](./packages/server/postgres/README.md)
- [Shared Scripts](./packages/client/shared/README.md)
- [VS Code Tips](.vscode/tips.md)
- [Tailwind CSS migration guide](./packages/client/README.md)
### Deploy
```bash
$ yarn && yarn pg:build && yarn build && yarn predeploy && yarn start
```
- [How to Ship](./docs/deployment.md)
## Getting Involved
Parabol offers equity for qualified contributions.
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information on how to
get involved and how to get compensated.
## Have feedback, ideas or feature requests?
Please review our [Discussions](https://github.com/ParabolInc/parabol/discussions) to see if there's already a similar suggestion, and if not please feel free to [start a new one](https://github.com/ParabolInc/parabol/discussions/new).
## Releases
For details on all releases, refer to [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md).
## Parabol Core Team
- [Jordan Husney](https://github.com/jordanh)
- [Terry Acker](https://github.com/ackernaut)
- [Matt Krick](https://github.com/mattkrick)
## Parabol Maintainers
- [Matt Krick](https://github.com/mattkrick)
- [Georg Bremer](https://github.com/Dschoordsch)
## License
Copyright (c) 2016-present, Parabol, Inc.
This codebase is dual-licensed under the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE,
Version 3.0 while holding, at Parabol's sole discretion, the right to create
new licenses. For details please read [LICENSE](LICENSE).