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FreeITSM Wiki

FreeITSM is an open-source, comprehensive web-based IT Service Management (ITSM) platform with 19 integrated modules covering everything a small-to-mid IT team needs to run a service desk. Now multi-lingual — native i18n with 20 starter locales spanning Europe (English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Russian), South Africa (Afrikaans), South Asia (Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi), and Indonesia. See Architecture → i18n.

🌐 Website: freeitsm.co.uk 📦 Repository: github.com/edmozley/freeitsm 📜 Licence: MIT


Quick Links

  • 🚀 Installation — Docker or manual setup, prerequisites, configuration files
  • 🏗️ Architecture — Technology stack, directory layout, shared components, i18n layer
  • 🔐 Security — Encryption, MFA, password policies, brute-force protection
  • 🧩 Browser Extension — Chrome/Edge Watchtower extension
  • 🔌 API Reference — REST API endpoint summary
  • 🌐 i18n — 20 languages; locale per analyst via System → Preferences; see Architecture → i18n

Modules

Module Purpose
Watchtower Unified attention dashboard across all modules
Tickets Outlook-style ticket inbox with email integration
Tasks Kanban-style internal task management
Assets IT asset register with vCenter and Intune sync
Knowledge Rich-text articles with AI chat and vector search
Change Management ITIL changes with CAB workflow and risk matrix
Calendar Event calendar with categories and scheduling
Morning Checks Daily RAG health checks with trend charts
Reporting System logs, audit trails, and Intune analytics
Software Software inventory, dashboards, and licence management
Forms Dynamic form builder with AI assist
Contracts Supplier and contract lifecycle + RFP Builder
Service Status Service health dashboard with incident tracking
Self-Service Portal End-user portal for ticket submission
LMS SCORM course player with learning groups
Process Mapper Flowchart builder with swimlanes, groups, and Mermaid export
CMDB Configuration Management Database with relationships and AI
Network Mapper Visual architecture diagrams bound to the CMDB
System Encryption, module access, demo data

Screenshots

A full screenshot tour is available on the project website: freeitsm.co.uk/screenshots.html

Project Status

FreeITSM is actively developed by a single maintainer (@edmozley). New features and fixes ship continuously — see the CHANGELOG on the main repository for the full history, and the Updates page on the website for published releases.

Contributing & Support

  • Star the repo if you find it useful — it genuinely helps with discoverability
  • 🐛 Bug reports & feature requests via GitHub Issues
  • 💬 Discussion — mention it on Reddit, Hacker News, Spiceworks, LinkedIn wherever IT pros hang out

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