Download and self-host
Free, unlimited, and fully open source under GPL-2.0. The master branch is always stable and ready to install, so you do not have to wait for a formal release to get new features.
Rather not run a server? There are other ways to start.
What you need to self-host
Server
PHP
Any standard PHP hosting account will do. Shared hosting, a VPS, or a container.
Database
MySQL or MariaDB
One database, and a user that can create tables in it.
Time
About twenty minutes
The installer walks through the rest, step by step, with screenshots in the guide.
Installing and upgrading
Deploy to your website
The full installation walkthrough, including writable folders and the installer screens.
Read the walkthrough →Update an existing site
How to move an existing Formulize installation to a newer version safely.
Read the upgrade guide →Local development environment
Run Formulize on your own machine with Docker.
Set up locally →Guides in PDF
- How to Design a Formulize Application — a great conceptual overview
- Using Formulize Pageworks to Make Custom Applications — an oldie but still has some good bits for developers interested in the deep and ancient innards
- Inside Formulize — a Developer's Guide — some good conceptual info, and older reference material, but mostly superseded by the docs on this site
- Formulize 4.0 Getting Started Guide — not irrelevant, but mostly superseded by the docs on this site