uranus

README

Uranus

Uranus is a flexible, open-source event management platform designed to organize, schedule, and promote cultural activities. It empowers non-profits and grassroots organizations to manage events, venues, and organizers in a structured way, providing accessible, high-quality data via a robust API.

Key Features

• Structured Event Data – Organize events, venues, and spaces with detailed metadata, including accessibility info and geospatial data for precise location mapping and spatial queries.
• Flexible API – Access and integrate event data via standardized HTTP endpoints.
• Support for Nonprofits – Tailored for smaller cultural and civic organizations that need digital infrastructure.
• Inclusive Values – Supports diversity, minority representation, gender equality, and sustainability.
• Open Source – Reuse, modify, and redistribute freely under a permissive license.

Building Blocks

• Uranus API Server – Go-based backend for fast and scalable data access.
• PostgreSQL + PostGIS – Database with spatial support for accurate venue and event mapping.
• Pluto Image Server – Integrated image handling for events, venues, spaces and organizations.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository for the Vue3 frontend:

   git clone git@github.com:sndcds/uranus-dashboard.git
   

2. Clone the repository for the Go backend:

   git clone clone git@github.com:sndcds/uranus.git
   

3. Follow setup instructions in the documentation to run the API server and database.

Contributing

We welcome contributions, feedback, and feature requests! You can:

• Report bugs
• Suggest new features
• Fork and extend the code for your own needs

Join the community and help us build a better platform for cultural and civic event management.