Documentation

Installation Guide

Get Gathered Core running on your server

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Configuration

Customize your Gathered installation

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Source Code

Browse the repository on GitHub

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Technology Stack

Gathered is built on proven, open-source technologies for reliability, security, and performance.

Ubuntu
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Stable, secure operating system foundation

PHP
PHP 8.1+ / MySQL

Robust backend infrastructure

Vue.js
Vue.js 3

Reactive, component-based UI

WebSockets
WebSockets

Real-time bidirectional communication

Redis
Redis

High-performance caching layer

NGINX
NGINX

Enterprise-grade web server

Bootstrap

Bootstrap 5

Certbot

Certbot SSL

Server Requirements

Minimum Requirements
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (recommended) or compatible Linux distribution
  • 2GB RAM minimum (4GB recommended for 100+ concurrent users)
  • 1 CPU core minimum (2+ recommended)
  • 20GB storage
  • PHP 8.1 or higher
  • MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.6+
  • Redis 6.0+
  • NGINX or Apache
Recommended VPS Providers

Gathered Core runs well on any modern VPS. We've tested with: DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Hetzner, and AWS Lightsail. A $12-24/month VPS is sufficient for most small-to-medium communities.

Need Help?

Running into issues? Open an issue on GitHub or reach out directly.