{"id":2572,"date":"2026-06-08T14:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about.openki.net\/?p=2572"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:18:19","slug":"openki-hinter-der-webseite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/about.openki.net\/en\/2026\/06\/08\/openki-hinter-der-webseite\/","title":{"rendered":"Openki \u2013 Behind the Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p>Did you know that behind the website <a href=\"http:\/\/openki.net\">openki.net<\/a> lies the eponymous software for communal self-organization? Openki helps people find each other to share knowledge and realize projects together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p>Besides its use on openki.net, the Openki software is also deployed in other contexts, such as at <a href=\"https:\/\/zuerich-lernt.ch\/programm\/\">Z\u00fcrich lernt<\/a> \u2013 a learning festival held in September \u2013 at <a href=\"https:\/\/sessions.hack-mas.at\/\">H\u00e5ck ma&#8217;s!<\/a> as a Barcamp, or at <a href=\"https:\/\/kultura.plus\/\">Kultura+<\/a> as an event calendar with its own design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.com\/Openki\/Openki\">Openki is Open Source<\/a> and can be used, self-hosted, and adapted by anyone for their own initiatives (<a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.com\/Openki\/Openki\/-\/wikis\/Docs%20for%20sysadmins\">Docs for techies here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p>We welcome new initiatives, ideas, and collaborations \u2013 feel free to contact us if you&#8217;d like to use Openki. Support email: support [\u00e4t] openki.net.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<h2>Becoming Even More Versatile Soon<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p>Openki is evolving: In addition to its application for self-organized <strong>courses<\/strong> focused on sharing <strong>knowledge<\/strong>, Openki will soon also be usable for collaboratively organized <strong>projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s it about?<\/strong> Groups on Openki have roles that make members&#8217; responsibilities visible. For learning groups, there were previously roles such as &#8220;Mentors&#8221; or &#8220;Hosts.&#8221; All group members could propose themselves for these roles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p>In the future, it will be possible to define your own roles for project groups alongside the existing roles for learning groups \u2013 Electrician, City Guide, Chef\/Cook, Moderator \u2013 whatever a project idea needs to be realized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p>For this development, we received funding from the Dutch <a href=\"https:\/\/nlnet.nl\/project\/Openki-Roles\/\">NLnet Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-visibility-auto\">\n<p>The first step has already been implemented: Roles can now be configured for one&#8217;s own initiatives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/howto.openki.net\/?page_id=203\">Here you will find a guide titled &#8220;How Openki&#8217;s Roles Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.com\/Openki\/Openki\/-\/wikis\/Roles\">Find the technical documentation here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.com\/Openki\/Openki\/-\/labels?archived=false&amp;search=nlnet&amp;sort=created_asc&amp;subscribed=\">More information about the roles further development is available here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will soon pilot and refine these new features with around 25 sociocultural partners in the city of Zurich. 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