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Dolibarr: Streamlined ERP & CRM for founders and freelancers

Dolibarr delivers an all‑in‑one, open‑source ERP/CRM to handle contacts, invoices, orders, stock and accounting—ideal for startups, NGOs and solo entrepreneurs. Backed by 7.7k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “Dolibarr ERP CRM is a modern software package to manage your company or foundation's activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...). it's an open source Web application (written in PHP) designed for businesses of any sizes, foundations and freelancers.”

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What it is

Create your own comprehensive ERP CRM system in minutes and manage sales, customers, and finances in one place.

Real use case example

"A founder, Alex, wants to track sales and invoices for their e-commerce store. They set up Dolibarr to manage contacts, suppliers, and invoices in minutes. Within a day, Alex starts receiving automated reminders and summaries of outstanding invoices."

When to use it
  • •When you need a cost-effective CRM and operational management system without complex enterprise software
  • •For startups and small businesses wanting to consolidate sales, accounting, and customer tracking
  • •When you want a customizable, self-hosted business management tool with no monthly subscription
Ready-to-paste prompt
php install/install.php --doinstall=1 --dbhost=localhost --dbname=dolibarr --dbuser=username --dbpass=password
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How Dolibarr: Streamlined ERP & CRM for founders and freelancers works
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Dolibarr: Streamlined ERP & CRM for founders and freelancers is a very large PHP project (~2.2M lines across 6058 code files, plus 202 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, GPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~2.2M lines · 6058 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Python
No API keys detected
PHP 92%JavaScript 6%CSS 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    htdocs/index.php
    Where the program starts running
  3. 3
    pyproject.toml
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    htdocs/core/login/README.txt
    Inside htdocs/core/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
htdocs/core/Core code — the actual logic880 files
htdocs/api/Backend / API13 files
doc/Documentation51 files
htdocs/langs/Folder6075 files
htdocs/includes/Folder2648 files
htdocs/install/Folder1111 files
htdocs/theme/Themes & styling961 files
dev/Folder512 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
Dolibarr
Language
PHP
Category
sales
Published
6/26/2011

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