dropbits Documentation

Get the kernel

How to obtain the Dropbits runtime for self-hosting. Dist = the dropbits/ tree (kernel, packs, bin/site) — not the marketing website/ shell on dropbits.org.

Codeberg

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Product repocodeberg.org/fkamos/dropbits
Default branchv8 (runtime tree)
Clone URLhttps://codeberg.org/fkamos/dropbits.git
git clone https://codeberg.org/fkamos/dropbits.git
cd dropbits
# or explicitly: git clone -b v8 …

The Codeberg tip is the runtime tree (what lives under dropbits/ in the development monorepo): kernel, packs, bin/site, public guides under docs/, plus LICENSE/README. Older v4 history remains on branch v4 (archived tip tag archive/v4-2026-07).

Normative Spec / architecture companions stay in the product monorepo — see Repo docs layout and Contributing in a full clone.

Release zip

Build a self-host zip from the monorepo (same contents as the Codeberg tip):

# from product monorepo root
bash website/scripts/make-release-zip.sh
# → dist/dropbits-v8-<date>.zip

Attach that artifact to a Codeberg Release on tag v8.x (or similar) and link it from this page when published. Until a release is attached on Codeberg, prefer git clone as above.

After you have dropbits/

  1. Install locally — migrate, seed, serve the minimal demo
  2. Install on server — lean DocumentRoot + DROPBITS_SITE
  3. Content-owned deploy — ship code, migrate; never overwrite live content by default

What this is not

  • Not a hosted playground CTA — run the demo on your machine or server (operators may run a separate playground host)
  • Not AdminHub / config evaluator — v8 Admin is on the live page
  • Not “download the whole marketing site” — public docs are published HTML; contributors reading SPEC use the monorepo

See also