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.

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:

• page metadata for extra attributes
  
• tagging and tag clouds
• breadcrumbs
• automatic sitemap and blog archives history
  
• easy layout customization
• multiple graphic templates (new in version 2.5)
  
• hierarchical sidebars and toolbars
• user comments
• smart date formatting and parsing (new in version 2.5)
  
• content editing directly from the browser
• works on all major browsers ( Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE, Chrome )
  

Looking for Developers!

Borg is currently looking for developers to expand it and create an uber-flexible, dead-easy Rails CMS! Do you want to contribute? Either send a message to borg@alerts.assembla.com or battlehorse@gmail.com .

Getting Started!

• Configure your DevelopmentEnvironment
• Deploy Borg following DeployInstructions
• Look at the available BorgVersions
  

Other useful links

• Author weblog , based on Borg.
• RAA Project Page on the Ruby Application Archive.

Credits

• templates: http://www.styleshout.com/ ( CoolWater) , http://solucija.com/ ( InternetSharing )

Screenshots (InternetSharing template)

Screenshots (CoolWater template)