Tuleap

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All-in-one Agile & Compliance Platform

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Overview

Discover what makes Tuleap powerful

Tuleap is a **self‑hosted, end‑to‑end ALM platform** that unifies project planning, agile tracking, test management, and code collaboration within a single, highly‑customizable environment. From a developer’s perspective, it is designed to run on standard LAMP stacks while offering extensive integration hooks and a plugin architecture that lets teams extend or replace core functionality without touching the core codebase. The system is built to satisfy both *agility* and *compliance*, making it a natural fit for regulated industries that need rigorous traceability alongside rapid delivery cycles.

Agile & Scaled Methodologies

Test & Requirements Management

Code Collaboration

Helpdesk & Knowledge Base

Overview

Tuleap is a self‑hosted, end‑to‑end ALM platform that unifies project planning, agile tracking, test management, and code collaboration within a single, highly‑customizable environment. From a developer’s perspective, it is designed to run on standard LAMP stacks while offering extensive integration hooks and a plugin architecture that lets teams extend or replace core functionality without touching the core codebase. The system is built to satisfy both agility and compliance, making it a natural fit for regulated industries that need rigorous traceability alongside rapid delivery cycles.

Key Features

Agile & Scaled Methodologies: Native support for Scrum, Kanban, SAFe®, and Scrum‑of‑Scrum workflows with configurable backlogs, burn‑down charts, and sprint planning tools.
Test & Requirements Management: Integrated test case libraries, automated test execution tracking, and requirement traceability that feed directly into compliance reports (ISO 26262, ASPICE, CMMI).
Code Collaboration: Git‑based repositories with pull request workflows, inline review comments, and merge policies that can be enforced through hook scripts.
Helpdesk & Knowledge Base: Ticketing system and wiki engine that can be linked to projects, enabling a single source of truth for all stakeholders.

Technical Stack

Layer	Technology
Web Server	Apache or Nginx with PHP 8.x
Application Layer	Custom PHP framework (Enalean’s own) with MVC architecture, heavily leveraging Composer for dependency management
Database	MySQL/MariaDB (relational) and optional PostgreSQL support; data model is normalized with extensive foreign key constraints for traceability
Search	ElasticSearch integration for full‑text search across artifacts, code, and documentation
CI/CD	Built‑in CI engine that can trigger external Jenkins/GitLab runners via REST/Webhooks
Containerization	Official Docker images available; Compose files expose all services (app, db, search) for Kubernetes deployment

The codebase is open‑source under the AGPL license, allowing developers to fork and modify the core while still receiving community patches.

Core Capabilities & APIs

RESTful API: CRUD operations for all artifacts (tasks, stories, test cases), webhooks for event notifications, and OAuth2 support for third‑party integrations.
GraphQL Endpoint: Experimental GraphQL API provides flexible data retrieval for dashboards and custom reports.
Plugin SDK: PHP SDK exposes hooks such as onBeforeCommit, onArtifactCreated, and template rendering callbacks.
Webhooks: Trigger on artifact changes, sprint start/finish, or CI build status updates.
CLI Tools: Administrative scripts (tuleap-cli) for bulk artifact migration, user provisioning, and audit log extraction.

Deployment & Infrastructure

Tuleap can be deployed on any Linux server (Ubuntu, CentOS) with a standard LAMP stack. For high availability:

Database replication (master‑slave) for read scaling and failover.
ElasticSearch clustering to distribute search load.
Reverse proxy with SSL termination for secure access.

Container orchestration is fully supported; Helm charts are available for Kubernetes, enabling rolling upgrades and automated scaling of the web tier. Air‑gapped environments are achievable by disabling external connectivity and running all services on isolated networks.

Integration & Extensibility

Plugin Marketplace: Over 30 community plugins covering CI/CD, analytics, and third‑party authentication.
Custom Fields & Workflows: XML/JSON configuration files allow new artifact types and state machines without code changes.
LDAP / SAML: Single sign‑on integration for enterprise identity providers.
Mail & Notification System: Configurable email templates and real‑time Slack/Teams webhooks.

Developer Experience

Documentation is comprehensive, with a dedicated developer portal that includes API reference, plugin SDK guides, and migration tutorials. The community is active on GitHub issues, mailing lists, and an IRC channel, providing quick support for production bugs. The AGPL license ensures that any enhancements remain open, encouraging collaboration and shared improvements.

Use Cases

Automotive OEMs: Managing ISO 26262 compliance artifacts while sprinting on vehicle‑control software.
Industrial Automation: Tracking safety requirements (SPICE) across cyber‑physical systems with tight release cycles.
Defense Contractors: Secure, air‑gapped deployments that satisfy DoD data handling policies while enabling agile transformation.
Startups: Rapid onboarding of teams with a single platform that scales from Kanban boards to full CI/CD pipelines.

Advantages

Criterion	Tuleap
Performance	PHP 8.x + MySQL gives sub‑second API responses; ElasticSearch handles large artifact sets.
Flexibility	Full control over data model, custom workflows, and plugin development.
Compliance Ready	Built‑in traceability tables and export formats for ISO, CMMI, ASPICE.
Licensing	AGPL ensures free use and modification; no hidden costs for enterprise features.
Vendor Independence	No lock‑in to a cloud provider; can run on-premises, private clouds, or hybrid setups.