Version 9, last updated by Riccardo Govoni at May 19, 2011 18:55 UTC

Borg is an ultra simple file-based Content Management System (CMS) built on top of Ruby On Rails. The code is kept voluntarily simple to handle only the needs of small, personal websites.]

Important: Borg moved to GitHub. You can find the latest project information at https://github.com/battlehorse/borg

Borg is a wiki and blog that uses the Textile formatting for your contents.

Borg integrates with existing technologies and standards for greater flexibility :

  • Authentication framework based upon OpenID
  • Google services integration : Translate ( automatic page translation ), Chatback ( chat integration ), Analytics ( usage statystics )
  • Gravatar for comment icons
  • RSS feeds for content updates and user comments

Borg stores all its data in plain text files on a filesystem:

  • It doesn't force you to adopt a proprietary format
  • you don't even need to setup a database 
  • you can easily extract your data and move away from Borg the day you decide to change.
  • you can read and manipulate your content with any other utility you may decide to use.
  • the folder structure mimics the layout of your CMS, allowing easy customization

Borg offers many more functionalities that you can find on the github project page.