Brassica – The Broccoli Web App

Brassica is a free web app for managing, editing, and exchanging recipes in the .broccoli format used by the Broccoli mobile app. The web app allows you to maintain recipes comfortably in the browser, create collections, and export content again as .broccoli files.

The software is released under the GNU GPL v3.
This guarantees that all further development will also remain open source.

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Features

• Import recipes in the .broccoli format
• Import complete recipe collections
• Edit all recipe data directly in the browser
• Export modified recipes as .broccoli files
• Create and share collections via public links
• Multi-user login system
• Upload and manage recipe images
• Compatible with the official Broccoli mobile app

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Compatibility with the Broccoli App

Brassica uses the same data structure as the Broccoli app.

You can:

• Export recipes → import them into Brassica → edit → export again
• Create new recipes in the browser → open them in the app
• Create and share collections

This keeps recipes flexible and usable across mobile devices and the browser.

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Self-Hosting Requirements

• Web server (Apache, Nginx, or standard shared hosting)
• PHP 8.x
• PHP extensions:
  • pdo_sqlite or sqlite3
  • zip / ZipArchive
• Write permissions for:
  • data/ (SQLite database)
  • uploads/ (images)

Backups consist of the file data/db.sqlite and the uploads/ directory.

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Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR-GITHUB-NAME/brassica.git

Upload the files to your server or web space.

Set write permissions for:

data/
uploads/

Open the application in your browser → set the admin password → done.

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Project Structure

public/      public web root  
api/         API endpoints and database handling  
views/       pages and UI templates  
data/        SQLite database  
uploads/     recipe images  
assets/      icons, styles, logos  

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License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3).
The full license text can be found in the LICENSE file.

Important:

• Any further development must also be released under GPLv3.
• Proprietary or closed-source forks are not permitted.
• The software is provided without any warranty.

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

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Brassica – free software for free recipes.