Typebot is open-source and can be self-hosted on your own server. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up your own instance of Typebot.
| Hosting | Easy and convenient. It takes 1 minute to start building your bots and share them with a worldwide high availability, backups, security and maintenance all done for you by me, [Baptiste, Typebot's founder](https://twitter.com/baptisteArno). I manage everything so you don’t have to worry about anything and can focus on creating great bot experiences. | You do it all yourself. You need to get a server and you need to manage your infrastructure. You are responsible for installation, maintenance, upgrades, server capacity, uptime, backup, security, stability, consistency, loading time and so on. |
| Storage | All visitor data is exclusively processed on EU-owned cloud infrastructure. This ensures that your bots data processing complies with GDPR. | You have full control and can host your instance on any server in any country that you wish. Host it on a server in your basement or host it with any cloud provider wherever you want. |
| Costs | I charge a subscription fee. Whether you're a solo business owner, a growing startup or a large company, Typebot is here to help you build high-performing chat forms for the right price. Pay for as little or as much usage as you need. | You need to pay for your server, your database, your S3 storage, backups and whatever other cost there is associated with running the infrastructure. You never have to pay any fees to us. |
You can find the full license [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/baptisteArno/typebot.io/main/LICENSE).
Here is a summary of the license:
All content that resides under the [ee](https://github.com/baptisteArno/typebot.io/tree/main/ee) directory of this repository is licensed under the license defined in [ee/LICENSE](./ee/LICENSE). The [ee](https://github.com/baptisteArno/typebot.io/tree/main/ee) folder contains the code for the [landing page](https://typebot.io) and the billing feature. We restrict these to a Commercial License to make sure other companies can't simply clone Typebot's homepage and billing system and offer the same service without contributing to the open-source project.
Content outside of this directory is available under the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3). The goal of the AGPLv3 license is to:
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You can host and use Typebot without restrictions. Your contributions to
improve Typebot and fix bugs are welcome. 💙
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You need to open-source your modifications
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<li>If you want to use code that resides under the [ee](https://github.com/baptisteArno/typebot.io/tree/main/ee) folder (landing page or billing feature), you need a [Commercial License key](https://typebot.io/enterprise-lead-form).</li>
<li>You need to provide a link to your forked repository somewhere in the landing page or the builder. This way, interested users can easily access and review the modifications you've made.</li>
