# october

> october is a source-available app you can self-host in the CMS category. CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. It has 11,150 GitHub stars, is source-available under the October CMS EULA (not an OSI-approved open-source license).

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/octobercms/october |
| Website | https://octobercms.com/ |
| GitHub stars | 11,150 |
| Forks | 2,205 |
| Open issues | 13 |
| License | October CMS EULA |
| License type | Source-available |
| License file | https://github.com/octobercms/october/blob/4.x/LICENSE.md |
| Language | PHP |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Categories | CMS |
| Commits, last 12 months | 270 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | v4.4.0 (Aug 30, 2026) |
| Created | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: cms, framework, cmf, laravel, php, platform, octobercms, backend, cms-platform

## Install

october installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/octobercms/october.

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