# Biff

Full-stack web framework for Clojure with SQLite, Datastar, email sign-in and an admin dashboard, composed from separate libraries.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/biff/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-24
Listed since: 2026-10-24

## Record

### Links

- home: https://biffweb.com
- repository: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff
- docs: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/README.md

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Jacob O'Bryant
- maintainerType: individual
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2022
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: framework
- hosting: java
- language: clojure
- runtime: jvm
- runtimeMin: jvm 21
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: sqlite
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: server
- installMethod: git clone of the biff-starter repository, then clj -M:run dev

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 2
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-09-10

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 1119
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 26
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://biffweb.com/ (read 2026-10-24)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/jacobobryant/biff (read 2026-10-24)
- urls: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- maintainer: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacobobryant/biff/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-24)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/jacobobryant/biff (read 2026-10-24)
- category: https://biffweb.com/ (read 2026-10-24)
- runtime: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- runtimeMin: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- installMethod: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- renderingModes: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- runsAs: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/libs/ring/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- databases: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- databases: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- adminUi: https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff/blob/master/libs/admin/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/jacobobryant/biff (read 2026-10-24)
- licenseModel: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacobobryant/biff/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-24)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/jacobobryant/biff/releases (read 2026-10-24)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/jacobobryant/biff/releases (read 2026-10-24)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/jacobobryant/biff/releases (read 2026-10-24)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/jacobobryant/biff (read 2026-10-24)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/jacobobryant/biff/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-10-24)

## Notes

Biff is a full-stack web framework for Clojure, composed from separate libraries that each have their own documentation. It covers SQLite storage, server-side rendering with Datastar, email sign-in and an admin dashboard. A new project starts from the biff-starter repository, which is cloned with git and run with a Clojure command-line task.

## Worth knowing

SQLite is the default database, and XTDB is the documented alternative. The admin library shows usage metrics, a user directory and email alerts. The biff.tasks library provisions an Ubuntu server for production deployments.

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