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@title Introduction | @title Introduction | ||||
@group intro | @group intro | ||||
This document provides a high-level overview of the Phabricator project. | This document provides a high-level overview of the Phorge project. | ||||
= What is Phabricator? = | = What is Phorge? = | ||||
**Phabricator** (pronounced like the word //fabricator//) is a suite of web | **Phorge** (pronounced like the word //forge//) is a suite of web | ||||
applications which make it easier to build software, particularly when working | applications which make it easier to build software, particularly when working | ||||
with teams. Phabricator is largely based on Facebook's internal tools. | with teams. Phorge is a fork of Phabricator, which in turn is largely based on | ||||
Facebook's internal tools. | |||||
The major components of Phabricator are: | The major components of Phorge are: | ||||
- **Differential**, a code review tool; and | - **Differential**, a code review tool; and | ||||
- **Diffusion**, a repository browser; and | - **Diffusion**, a repository browser; and | ||||
- **Maniphest**, a bug tracker; and | - **Maniphest**, a bug tracker; and | ||||
- **Phriction**, a wiki. | - **Phriction**, a wiki. | ||||
Phabricator also includes a number of smaller tools. | Phorge also includes a number of smaller tools. | ||||
= Why use Phabricator? = | = Why use Phorge? = | ||||
Phabricator gives you a box of solid tools for a comparatively small setup cost. | Phorge gives you a box of solid tools for a comparatively small setup cost. | ||||
The tools all work together and are richly integrated. The whole thing is free | The tools all work together and are richly integrated. The whole thing is free | ||||
and open source. You own all your data. Phabricator is extremely fast and proven | and open source. You own all your data. Phorge is extremely fast and proven | ||||
to scale both to large datasets (Facebook has 500,000+ commits across many | to scale both to large datasets (Facebook has 500,000+ commits across many | ||||
repositories) and large organizations (Facebook has 500+ fulltime engineers). | repositories) and large organizations (Facebook has 500+ fulltime engineers). | ||||
Phabricator's tools are easy to learn, understand, and use. | Phorge's tools are easy to learn, understand, and use. | ||||
However, Phabricator may also not be a good solution for you: | However, Phorge may also not be a good solution for you: | ||||
- If you develop primarily on Windows, you are likely to find integration | - If you develop primarily on Windows, you are likely to find integration | ||||
with the toolsets you use lacking. | with the toolsets you use lacking. | ||||
- If you don't use SVN, Git or Mercurial, you'll have to add support for your | - If you don't use SVN, Git or Mercurial, you'll have to add support for your | ||||
VCS before you can get anywhere. | VCS before you can get anywhere. | ||||
- If you loathe PHP, well, it's written in PHP. Sorry. It is a victim of | - If you loathe PHP, well, it's written in PHP. Sorry. It is a victim of | ||||
circumstances. We assert it is well-written PHP, at least. | circumstances. We assert it is well-written PHP, at least. | ||||
= Next Steps = | = Next Steps = | ||||
Continue by: | Continue by: | ||||
- installing Phabricator with the @{article:Installation Guide}. | - installing Phorge with the @{article:Installation Guide}. |
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