The GRIN-Global Community Edition (GGCE) is a modern open-source information system designed to strengthen the management, tracking, and documentation of plant genetic resources in genebanks. As collections grow and international standards evolve, GGCE provides a comprehensive framework for what genebanks must consider when adopting digital solutions for germplasm management.
2026.1 is a major update that completes the migration to Java 17 and Spring Boot, replaces JSP with Thymeleaf, and introduces comprehensive monitoring with Prometheus. The UI features a revamped Welcome Page, improved security with httpOnly cookies, and faster loading through precaching.
See upgrading instructions and the extra step!
Update: The latest patch release is 2026.1.2.
Make sure you have the line DATA_DIR: /data/gringlobal in the API container section of your compose file.
See the Installer.
Note that with 2026.1.3 this is no longer required!
2025.3 provides rapid Inventory registration for genebanks just starting with GGCE. We added a new tool to add trait observations to individual inventories, the possibility to assign DOIs to physical inventories, and upgraded the In vitro section.
It removes support for API v1, enhances the integration with GLIS DOI registry with progenitor DOIs and the assignment of DOIs to individual inventories, improves integration with Genesys for uploading images, and introduces a new mechanism that determines the backup sites of accessions based on actual inventory data, and also includes the enhancements developed in the palmira branch.
Update: The latest patch release is 2025.3.3.
2025.2 comes with many improvements and new features, focusing primarily on securing access to data at different sites, allows using ZPL and PDF label templates, adds an image browser and uploading of images to Genesys, support for custom menu items on the main page, unit conversion between seed/gram/count in distribution, and a Harvest tool which is a key part of seed multiplication process in genebanks.
The updated MSSQL driver requires the trustServerCertificate=true option. Please update DB_URL in your ggce.yml file. Example:
DB_URL=jdbc:sqlserver://sqlexpress;DatabaseName=ggce-test;trustServerCertificate=true
Update: The latest patch release is 2025.2.3.
Version 2025.0.1 of the GGCE Label printer app for Windows, Android and macOS is available!
Get it here
Documentation on how to manage in vitro collections using GGCE is now available!
Seed multiplication and regeneration are common operations in genebanks, and GGCE provides tools that support this process. We added documentation on how to handle multiplication using GGCE.
2025.1 comes with a new implementation of APIs and an updated permission system, the UI uses more compact form layouts, and comes with an improved distribution module.
Update: The latest patch release is 2025.1.8.
The following documentation is updated: Easy-SMTA configuration, SMTP with OAuth, Database backups, Comparing sites, handling specials characters in ZPL, Acquisition of new material, and Assigning storage location.
2025.0 wraps up the development from 2024. It brings improved BrAPI 2.1 compatibility, enhanced handling of the results of the last seed viability test, integration with https://validator.genesys-pgr.org to validate coordinates, and segregating accessions into distinct collections. There are also many smaller improvements and bug fixes.