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| Developer(s) | Bitrock Inc. |
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| Type | Package management system |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | bitnami |
Bitnami is a library ofinstallers orsoftware packages for web applications andsoftware stacks as well asvirtual appliances. Bitnami is sponsored byBitrock, a company founded in 2003 inSeville,Spain by Daniel Lopez Ridruejo and Erica Brescia.[1] Bitnami stacks are used for installing software onLinux,Windows,macOS andSolaris.[2]VMware acquired Bitrock, along with its two largest properties, Bitnami and InstallBuilder, on May 15, 2019.[3]
Bitnami stacks are available for web applications such asWordPress,Drupal,Joomla!,Redmine, AbanteCart,PrestaShop,Magento,MediaWiki and many others. In addition to the application itself, the stacks include the other software required to run that application. For example, a WordPress stack will include WordPress, as well as the MySQL database to manage data, Apache Web server to serve the pages,OpenSSL library for basiccryptographic functions andPhpMyAdmin to administer MySQL. Bitnami installers are released under theApache License 2.0.[citation needed]
Using automatedcloud computing management, Bitnami offers users automated application deployments of open source server apps fromIBM Cloud,[4]Oracle Cloud,Amazon EC2,Azure andGoogle Cloud Platform servers.[5]
Since July 2009 Bitnami also offers ready-to-runvirtual machines that contain a minimal and configuredLinux operating system. Bitnami offers open source applications as modules forXAMPP package developed by Apache Friends.[6]
The distinct difference between installation of Bitnami installers and native installs (e.g. rpms and debs on Linux) are that they are installed in a way as to prevent interference with existing software and libraries. If multiple applications are installed on the same web server considerations for resolving conflicts on specific ports must be made.[citation needed]
On February 13, 2009, Bitnami announced the release of the Enano CMS web stack,[7] which is unique in that, according to Bitnami and to the Enano CMS Project, the stack module was the first to be externally developed.[8]
In February 2010, Bitnami announced the release of Bitnami Cloud Hosting[9] a service that allows deploying Bitnami stacks on theAmazon EC2 cloud, with automatic monitoring and backups.
Since 2019, Bitnami has been part ofVMware.[10] VMware announced its intent to acquire Bitnami and proceeded on May 15, 2019.[11]
