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# Apache Roller [Apache Roller](http://roller.apache.org) is a Java-based, full-featured, multi-user and group-blog server suitable for blog sites large and small. Roller is typically run with Apache Tomcat and MySQL. Roller is made up of the following Maven projects: * _roller-project_: Top level project * _app_: Roller Weblogger webapp, JSP pages, Velocity templates * _assembly-release_: Used to create official distributions of Roller * _docs_: Roller documentation in ASCII Doc format * _it-selenium_: Integrated browser tests for Roller using Selenium ## Documentation The Roller Install, User and Template Guides are available in ODT format (for OpenOffice or LibraOffice): * <https://github.com/apache/roller/tree/master/docs> ## For more information Hit the Roller Confluence wiki: * How to build and run Roller: <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/EM4> * How to contribute to Roller: <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/2hsB> * How to make a release of Roller: <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/gycB> * Other developer resources: <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/D84> ## Installing Roller If you want to run Roller in production, then you should down load the latest official release and install it by following the Installation Guide, which you can find at the documentation link: <https://github.com/apache/roller/tree/master/docs>. ## Quick start: Running via Maven You probably should not run Roller in production using this technique, but it's a relatively easy way to try Roller for yourself. Assuming you've got a UNIX shell, Java, Maven and Git: Get the code: $ git clone https://github.com/apache/roller.git Compile and build Roller: $ cd roller $ mvn -DskipTests=true install Run Roller in Jetty with an embedded Derby database (for testing only): $ mvn jetty:run Once Jetty is up and running browse to <http://localhost:8080/roller> to try to Roller. ## Quick start: running via Docker Another way to try Roller is to use Docker. This is actually easier than running via Maven because you do not need Maven or Java. If you've got Docker, here's how you can run Roller for demo purposes. Get the code: $ git clone https://github.com/apache/roller.git Run Docker Compose to build and launch Roller along with a PostgreSQL database: $ cd roller $ docker-compose up It will take a while to build and start the Docker image. Once it's done browse to <http://localhost:8080/roller> to try Roller.

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roller-release

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Prepare, build, sign, verify, stage, vote on and publish Apache Roller releases, including release website updates and announcement drafts.

2026-09-27

roller-security

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Triage Apache Roller security reports, maintain private case tracking, prepare CVE records, coordinate fixes and reporter review, and prepare disclosure with a release.

2026-09-27

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