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Seatable
Apache-2.0Collaborative database table platform.
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Overview
Introduction
SeaTable is a spreadsheet/database like Airtable. The initial idea is for people to manage different kinds of data in a single platform. With built-in automation rules, scripts and APIs, you can automate data processing with no code or little code.
The core features include:
- A spreadsheet like interface supporting collaboratively editing
- Mobile ready UI to be used on browsers in mobile system
- Unlimited rows in a single base
- Interconnect data between bases
- Automate data processing without coding
- Powerful APIs as well as SQL interface
- self-hosted, no restriction on API calls
History
SeaTable is originally built by the Seafile team (https://github.com/haiwen/seafile). The idea was to add online collaboration table feature to Seafile. Later it involved into a separate project. The business is now moved to SeaTable GmbH.
How to install SeaTable
Please check our manual: https://admin.seatable.com
Repositories
General
- Admin Manual: Official SeaTable Admin Manual
- OpenAPI Defintion: OpenAPI Specification for the SeaTable API
Plugins
- Timeline plugin: Show records in timeline.
- Map: Show records in Google Map.
- Deduplicate: Detect duplicated records.
- Tree
- ... many more ...
Software components
SeaTable consists of following components
- dtable-web: The web site for manage tables.
- dtable-server: Store the tables and provide collaborating feature.
- dtable-events: Background maintenance tasks
- seaf-server: Store attachments (files and images)
- thumbnail-server: serve image thumbnail and other static contents
LICENSE
The different components of SeaTable community edition are released under different licenses:
- dtable-web: Apache License v2
- dtable-events: Apache License v2
- dtable-server: Proprietary License
- seaf-server: AGPLv3
- thumbnail-server: Apache License v2
Note:
- The source code will be uploaded to GitHub later. They are currently included in the Docker image if you are interested.
Reporting issues
Please report issues in the forum: https://forum.seatable.com/
