# appwrite
**Licence:** BSD-3-Clause | **Language:** PHP | **Source:** https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite
## Role
Backend-as-a-service platform
## Why it's here
Auth, databases, storage and functions behind one API. Good when you want a managed-style backend on your own box.
## Running it
Started by `docker compose up -d` on port 8082.
```bash
./fetch-sources.sh ./sources
tar xzf ./sources/appwrite.tar.gz -C ./sources
```