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What is grails-website?

apache/grails-website — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-08-08 · repo last pushed 2026-08-08

6Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5ActiveLicenseSetup · moderate

In one sentence

This repo holds the source content for the Apache Grails website and documentation at grails.apache.org. It aggregates current docs, legacy docs, and site content rather than containing the Grails framework itself.

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    What it does
      Hosts website content
      Aggregates documentation
      Publishes to grails.apache.org
    Content areas
      Current documentation
      Legacy documentation
      Generated site pages
    Tech stack
      Gradle build
      Groovy scripts
      Apache infrastructure
    Use cases
      Fix documentation
      Migrate older resources
      Maintain web presence
    Audience
      Grails contributors
      Documentation maintainers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Help maintain and fix the Grails website documentation

USE CASE 2

Organize and migrate older Grails documentation into the current site

USE CASE 3

Contribute content updates to the Apache Grails web presence

USE CASE 4

Prepare to migrate Grails Guides and Grails Forge into this repo

What is it built with?

GradleGroovyApache Ant

How does it compare?

apache/grails-website0xknowles/ruby0xrphl/solar-crypto-mining-farm-maximization-control
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LanguageC++C++
Last pushed2026-08-08
MaintenanceActive
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatehard
Complexity2/54/55/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires pulling generated content from related Grails repositories and running the build through Apache's publishing infrastructure.

As an Apache Software Foundation project, this repo uses the Apache License 2.0, letting you use, modify, and distribute it freely including commercially, as long as you include the license notice.

So what is it?

This repository holds the source content for the Apache Grails website and documentation, which lives at grails.apache.org. Grails is a web application framework, and this repo is the central hub that brings together its official site, current docs, and older archived documentation in one place. Rather than containing the Grails framework itself, this repo is focused on publishing content. It aggregates material from multiple Grails repositories and publishes everything using Apache's infrastructure. A configuration file tells the system how to push the site live, and a small script adds Apache's web analytics tracking to the pages. The project is organized into a few key parts. There's a folder for current documentation (which is actually generated elsewhere and pulled in), and separate folders for legacy documentation from before Grails joined the Apache Software Foundation. The remaining directories are generated from another related repository called grails-static-website. The people who'd work with this repo are primarily contributors helping maintain the Grails web presence, fixing documentation, organizing content, or helping migrate older resources. The README notes that Grails Guides and something called Grails Forge are planned to be moved here eventually, but haven't been migrated yet. For anyone actually looking to build apps with Grails, the README points directly to the framework's documentation site rather than this repo.

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Prompt 1
Set up the Apache Grails website locally by cloning this repo and running the build so I can preview documentation changes before submitting them.
Prompt 2
Help me understand the folder structure of the grails-website repo so I can find where current docs versus legacy docs live and make the right edits.
Prompt 3
Write a contribution checklist for someone wanting to fix a typo or broken link in the Apache Grails documentation through this repository.
Prompt 4
Compare what belongs in the grails-website repo versus the grails-static-website repo so I know which one to edit for site layout changes versus content changes.

Frequently asked questions

What is grails-website?

This repo holds the source content for the Apache Grails website and documentation at grails.apache.org. It aggregates current docs, legacy docs, and site content rather than containing the Grails framework itself.

Is grails-website actively maintained?

Active — commit in last 30 days (last push 2026-08-08).

What license does grails-website use?

As an Apache Software Foundation project, this repo uses the Apache License 2.0, letting you use, modify, and distribute it freely including commercially, as long as you include the license notice.

How hard is grails-website to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is grails-website for?

Mainly developer.

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