Is there a web application that will store project “metadata”? [closed]

Question

I am looking for a web application that will store project metadata. I work on a wide variety of different projects (software, product demo videos, websites, etc) and am looking for a system with a lot of flexibility.

By metadata, I am referring to things like

• General
  • Client company, client contact names
  • Release dates
  • Project Notes
  • NDA status
• Technical
  • Hardware used in project
  • Programming languages/technologies used
  • Testing methods
  • Video plugins used
• Cast
  • Designers
  • Developers
  • Project manager
  • Voice talent
  • Models/actors
  • Music producer
  • Production team

The basic intent for this system is to allow us to search on past projects to jog our memory. Why did we do things a certain way, what was the name of the project with X product being demoed, who worked on X project, etc. Hence, it needs to have a great search function.

Is there a service out there that provides for this type of knowledge store? I've checked into services like Base Camp, Trac, and GLPI. Those services either don't do enough of what I need or do way too many unrelated things.

I am pretty proficient in web development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, PHP. If there is something close to what I need that needs modification and hosting, I am open to that as well.

Answer 1

While it may not do all you want, you might be interested to check out Trello, which can be used for a variety of purposes. It can be used to assign people to projects, all them to add notes to them, etc. Plus it could be used for as a basic workflow system.

The system is more of a SaaS kind of offering, than something you can download and install.

Oh, it's free, and you can log in using your Google account if you have one...