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Active Admin

Administration framework for Ruby on Rails to build elegant back-offices and CRM dashboards.

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LicenseMIT
GitHub stars10.0k
Last commit5 days ago
Tags5 topics
Rails Admin FrameworkRecord Filtering PortalDeveloper ToolsData Export SpreadsheetsBusiness Crm Backoffice
Overview

Why consider Active Admin?

Active Admin is an open-source Ruby on Rails administration framework. It generates customizable business back-office portals, customer CRM record search filters, data export spreadsheets, and role-based permissions.

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Overview of Active Admin

Active Admin generates complete business back-offices and CRM record viewers from database models.

Quickstart

bash
1bundle add activeadmin
2rails generate active_admin:install
3rails db:migrate

Access http://localhost:3000/admin to manage business data records and customer accounts.

Active Admin is licensed under the permissive MIT License.

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Active Admin FAQs

Active Admin is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Active Admin is listed under the MIT license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Active Admin is listed as an alternative to Retool. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.