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Also known as ckan.org, Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network, CKAN project

The Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN) is an open-source open data portal for the storage and distribution of open data. Initially inspired by the package management capabilities of Debian Linux, CKAN has developed into a powerful data catalogue system that is mainly used by public institutions seeking to share their data with the general public.

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Software.name
CKAN
Software.logo
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Software.caption
The open source data portal software
Software.author
Open Knowledge Foundation
Software.language
Multilingual
Software.programming language
Python
Software.license
AGPL

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Source code

.. image:: :target: :alt: Documentation .. image:: :target: :alt: Support on StackOverflow If you find a potential security vulnerability please email [email protected], rather than creating a public issue on GitHub. It is open and licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) v3.0 whose full text may be found at:

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Wikidata facts

Official website
ckan.org
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email address
mailto:[email protected]
IRC channel URL
irc://irc.freenode.net#ckan
software version identifier
2.11.4
Commons category
CKAN
source code repository URL
github.com/ckan/ckan
start time
2007-01-00
social media followers
9874
short name
CKAN
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  • Similar projects and alternatives
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The Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN) is an open-source open data portal for the storage and distribution of open data. Initially inspired by the package management capabilities of Debian Linux, CKAN has developed into a powerful data catalogue system that is mainly used by public institutions seeking to share their data with the general public.

Since its inception, CKAN has evolved and is the leading open data platform software in the world, used by governments including the US and UK, to publish millions of public datasets.

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