Source Code

The OTRS source code is published under the Affero General Public License (AGPL V.3) and therefore available for free download. It is hosted in a CVS repository that allows to keep track of all work and all changes made by several community-based developers who collaborate with the OTRS developers.

Checking out Code

You need to have the appropriate tools to download the code from the repository. Once the tools are installed:

Login to the CVS with:

  • cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@source.otrs.org:/home/cvs login
  • password is: cvs

To check out the 'HEAD', which is the current version in development (experts and adventurous individuals recommended only):

  • cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@source.otrs.org:/home/cvs co otrs

Checking out of a specific OTRS version can be done by using a release tag:

  • cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@source.otrs.org:/home/cvs co -r rel-2_4otrs

Online Viewer

A web viewer allows you to browse the repository and compare revisions.