Gibbon
Gibbon is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Learning Management (LMS) category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in PHP. It has 637 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 16, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 637
- Forks
- 425
- Open issues
- 13
- Commits, last 12 months
- 317
- Last commit
- Oct 16, 2026
- Latest release
- v30.0.01Feb 6, 2026
- Created
- Sep 11, 2013
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 16, 2026, 317 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 16, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 317 |
| Latest release | v30.0.01 (Feb 6, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 2 |
| Releases, all time | 55 |
| Open issues | 13 |
| Open pull requests | 34 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Sep 11, 2013 |
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About Gibbon
Flexible school management platform designed to make life better for teachers, students, parents and leaders.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/GibbonEdu/core.
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Is Gibbon free and open source?
Yes. Gibbon is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Gibbon with Docker?
Gibbon does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Gibbon?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Gibbon include Open edX, Moodle and Canvas LMS.
Is Gibbon actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Gibbon was on Oct 16, 2026 with 317 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v30.0.01, published Feb 6, 2026. It had 13 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.