Stack

Our platform is built on the shoulders of dozens of excellent open-source projects. We are grateful for all these tools and libraries that help us every day to build better and affordable applications.

Core Technology Stack

The foundation of our platform is built upon proven open-source technologies:

• PHP: The powerful programming language that powers our backend
• MySQL: The reliable database that manages all our data
• Nginx: The fast and efficient web server that ties everything together

Frontend Development Tools

Build & Development Tools

• Grunt - JavaScript task runner for automation
• Webpack - Module bundler for modern JavaScript applications
• Sass - The most mature and stable CSS extension language

UI Components & Interaction

• Flickity - Touch-responsive carousels
• PhotoSwipe - Modern JavaScript lightbox library
• Micromodal - Accessible modal windows
• Tippy.js - Complete tooltip solution
• Plyr - A simple, accessible HTML5 media player
• HoudiniJS - Accessible show/hide functionality
• Balance Text - Enhanced text formatting for headlines
• Menu Animation - Smooth menu animations
• Draggabilly - Drag-and-drop functionality
• Pickadate - Mobile-friendly date/time selector

Performance & Optimization

• LazySizes - Lazy loading for images
• SVGO - SVG optimization tool
• Lite Vimeo - Lightweight Vimeo embeds

CSS Frameworks & Utilities

• Illusion - Our own SCSS framework
• Family.scss - Handy SCSS mixins

Backend Libraries

Application Architecture

• Kodekit Platform - Web Application Platform

Image Processing

• Imagine - PHP image manipulation library
• PHP Image Resize - Simple image resizing

E-commerce & Payments

• VAT Calculator - VAT calculations
• SEPA QR - SEPA QR code generation

Email & Communication

• Swiftmailer - Email sending
• Email Validator - Email validation

Content & Media

• Parsedown - Markdown parser
• HTML to Markdown - HTML to Markdown conversion
• DIDom - HTML/XML parser
• Embed - URL embed information
• mPDF - PDF generation
• iCal - iCalendar files
• QR Code - QR code generation

Utilities & Tools

• Hashids - Generate short unique IDs
• Slugify - URL-friendly strings
• UUID - UUID generation
• PHP Geo - Geographical calculations
• PHP Domain Parser - Domain name parsing
• CODA Parser - CODA file parsing

Security & Spam Prevention

• OTPHP - Two-factor authentication
• Firebase JWT - JWT authentication

Development & Deployment

• PHPDotEnv - Load .env files
• Opis Closure - Serialization of closures

All the above libraries are open-source and actively maintained by their respective communities. We are grateful for their contributions to the open-source ecosystem.

Why Open Source?

By building on open-source technology, we can:

• Innovate faster
• Use proven solutions
• Be transparent about our methods
• Develop cost-effectively