Repository
CKAN
CKAN is open-source software for building data portals and catalogues, used by many governments to publish open data.
How it connects
What it is
- CKAN is a kind of Repository software. A platform that organisations install to run their own data portal.
Who is behind it
- CKAN governed by Open Knowledge Foundation. Holds CKAN's assets in trust; Datopian and Link Digital co-steward it.
Builds on
- CKAN implements DCAT. Through the ckanext-dcat extension (DCAT-AP profiles).
Related to
- CKAN relates to Open data. Built to publish, share and use data openly.
- CKAN relates to Open data portal. Powers hundreds of data portals worldwide.
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Details
Description
CKAN began around 2005-2006 at the Open Knowledge Foundation and uses the AGPL v3.0 licence. The Open Knowledge Foundation holds its assets in trust, and Datopian and Link Digital are co-stewards. Its ckanext-dcat extension adds DCAT export and harvesting.
Attributes
| url | https://ckan.org/ |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q977484 |
| status | active |
| governance | Community |
| codebase | open-source |
| prominence | extended |
| note | Open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 per the ckan/ckan GitHub README; whether it is the -only or the -or-later variant was not verified, so no licence identifier is recorded. |
| type | Repository |
| repositoryKind | software-platform |
| Tags | region: global, openness: open source, function: deposit |
Sources
- https://ckan.org/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13): Open-source data management system for data hubs and portals; OKF holds assets in trust; Datopian and Link Digital co-stewards.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKAN(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13): First version 2005-2006 (Rufus Pollock); original author OKF; AGPL; national portals such as data.gov and data.gov.uk.
- https://github.com/ckan/ckan(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13): Licensed under AGPL v3.0.
- https://github.com/ckan/ckanext-dcat(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13): Extension: DCAT RDF serialisation and harvesting; DCAT-AP v1, v2, v3 profiles; an add-on rather than part of CKAN itself.
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q977484(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13)
Last reviewed: 2026-11-13
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