Welcome to GNU MediaGoblin’s documentation!

GNU MediaGoblin is a platform for sharing photos, video and other media in an environment that respects our freedom and independence.

This is a Free Software project. It is built by contributors for all to use and enjoy. If you’re intrested in contributing, see the wiki which has pages that talk about the ways someone can contribute.

Part 1: Site Administrator’s Guide

This guide covers installing, configuring, deploying and running a GNU MediaGoblin website. It is written for site administrators.

• Foreword
• About GNU MediaGoblin
• Deploying MediaGoblin
• Considerations for Production Deployments
• Configuring MediaGoblin
• Media Types
• How to Get Help with MediaGoblin
• Release Notes
• Theming MediaGoblin
• Plugins

Part 2: Core plugin documentation

• flatpagesfile plugin
• sampleplugin
• OAuth plugin
• Trim whitespace plugin
• raven plugin

Part 3: Plugin Writer’s Guide

This guide covers writing new GNU MediaGoblin plugins.

• Foreword
• Quick Start
• Database models for plugins
• Plugin API
• Writing unit tests for plugins

Part 4: Developer’s Zone

This chapter contains various information for developers.

• Codebase Documentation
• Storage
• Original Design Decisions

Indices and tables

• Search Page
• Index

This guide was built on August 16, 2013.