# Basic Information

Here you'll find some basic information about the Zammad repository.

## Branches

The Zammad main repository at https://github.com/zammad/zammad
has several branches.

### `develop`

* Default GitHub branch
* Current unreleased development state of next major release
* Is the first instance where all features are being developed
* This branch will have open issues
* If current stable version is 1.1.0 this will become 1.2.0
* Unstable! Should not be used in production environment!
* Supported with minor- and security bug fixes.

### `stable`

* Current stable release
* Can be used for production
* Stable bug fixes will be merged from develop after evaluation of the developers
* Supported with minor- and security bug fixes.

### `stable-x.y`

* If your version is older and e.g. equals version 1.2.0 then the name of the
  branch is stable-1.2.
* No support for minor- and security bug fixes.

## Packages

* Zammad packages are built on [packager.io](https://packager.io).
* You can find all Zammad packages here: https://packager.io/gh/zammad/zammad
* Builds of new packages are triggered with every push to our GitHub repo
* If you fork the Zammad repo, you can use packager.io to get builds for your fork
* Just change the file `.pkgr.yml` to fit your needs