AlekSIS-Core 3.0.dev0

AlekSIS (School Information System) — Core

This is the core of the AlekSIS framework and the official distribution (see below). It bundles functionality for all apps, and utilities for developers and administrators.

If you are looking for the AlekSIS standard distribution, i.e. the complete software product ready for installation and usage, please visit the AlekSIS® website or the distribution repository on EduGit.

Features

The AlekSIS core currently provides the following features:

• For users:

• Authentication via local account, LDAP, or social accounts

• Two factor authentication via Yubikey, OTP or SMS

• Configurable dashboard with widgets

• User-specific preferences

• Global search

• Manage announcements

• Manage groups and types of groups

• Manage roles and additional, informative fields per group

• Manage persons

• Notifications via SMS, email or dashboard

• PWA with offline caching

• User registration, password changes and password reset

• User invitations with invite codes and targeted invites

• For admins

• aleksis-admin script to wrap django-admin with pre-configured settings

• Manage school terms

• Custom menu entries (e.g. in footer)

• Automatic backup of database, static and media files

• OAuth2 and OpenID Connect provider support

• Serve prometheus metrics

• System health and data checks

• Configuration of low-level settings via configuration files

• System-wide preferenes

• Creating dashboard widgets for external links/apps

• For developers

• Generic PDF generation with chromium

• Caching with Redis

• Django REST framework for apps to use at own discretion

• Injection of fields, methods, permissions and properties via custom ExtensibleModel

• K8s compatible, read-only Docker image

• Object-level permissions and rules with django-guardian and django-rules

• Query caching with django-cachalot

• uWSGI and Celery via django-uwsgi in development

• Extensible dashbaord widget system

• Extensible OAuth/OpenID Connect scope and claims system

Licence

Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Jonathan Weth <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Frank Poetzsch-Heffter <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Hangzhi Yu <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Julian Leucker <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Dominik George <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Tom Teichler <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2019 mirabilos <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2021 Lloyd Meins <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2021 magicfelix <[e-mail]>
Copyright © 2022 Benedict Suska <[e-mail]>

Licenced under the EUPL, version 1.2 or later, by Teckids e.V. (Bonn, Germany).

Please see the LICENCE.rst file accompanying this distribution for the full licence text or on the European Union Public Licence website https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/guidelines-users-and-developers (including all other official language versions).

Trademark

AlekSIS® is a registered trademark of the AlekSIS open source project, represented by Teckids e.V. Please refer to the trademark policy for hints on using the trademark AlekSIS®.