Table of Contents - SourceForge.net Documentation

I. About SourceForge.net and Open Source Software

A. What is SourceForge.net?

1. About our Mirror Network / Join our Mirror Network

B. What is Open Source software?

C. Where can I get help?

1. Contact us
2. Report a bug or issue
   • Support Service Levels
   • Search list of open issues
   • File a new ticket
   • Effective Issue Reporting
3. Check service availability/site status
4. Request an Enhancement

D. About this documentation

E. Terms of Use

F. APIs at SourceForge.net

1. Project and Tools API
2. Download Stats API
3. File Release API

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II. Managing your SourceForge.net User Account

A. Register a New Account

B. User Account Information

1. Managing Email Notifications

III. Finding Software on SourceForge

A. Tips on navigating the site

B. Downloading and installing software

C. Getting help on software you've downloaded from the site

• Subscribing to Project Updates
• RSS Feeds

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IV. Hosting your project on SourceForge

A. Services overview

1. Project Administration tools
2. Releasing files for Download
   • Web-based File Manager
   • Managing files with SSH
   • Using rsync
   • Using SCP
   • Using SFTP
3. Interactive Shell Service
4. Ticket Tracker
5. Wiki
6. Source Code Management (SCM)
   • Git
   • Subversion
   • Mercurial
   • Common SCM options
7. Discussion Forums
8. Disk Quotas
9. RSS Feeds
10. Adding Screenshots
11. Recruiting Collaborators

B. Creating a new project

C. Managing your project

1. Adding Contributors/Managing Permissions
2. Backing up your data
   • rsync Backups
   • File Manager Backups
3. Accepting Donations
4. Renaming your Project

D. Taking over an abandoned project or Joining an Existing Project

E. Removing a Project

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V. Project Web Services and Developer Web Services

A. Project Web Services

B. Developer Web Services

C. PW and DW Details

1. Custom VHOSTs
2. phpMyAdmin
3. Project Statistics
4. Use of SF.net logo
5. Managing Files
   • Using rsync
   • Using SCP
   • Using SFTP
6. Backing up your Data
   • MySQL Backups
   • rsync Backups
   • File Manager Backups

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VI. Contributing to the SourceForge Code

A. SourceForge tools are powered by the open source Apache Allura project.

B. Start Contributing to Allura