Open Source License
Pouta is built on trust, transparency, and collaboration. The core system is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3) and later.
Human-Readable Summary For Developers & Self-Hosters
The GPLv3 is a strong copyleft license. It ensures that the software remains free and open-source for all users. If you use, modify, or extend Pouta for self-hosted instances, here is a simplified breakdown of your rights and responsibilities.
What You Can Do
- • Run Locally: Deploy Pouta on your own Cloudflare account for free.
- • Modify Code: Customize the dashboard, adapter models, and layout plugins.
- • Distribute: Share your custom forks and plugins with other developers.
What You Must Do
- • Share Modifications: If you distribute a modified version, you must release it under GPLv3.
- • Keep License Notice: Retain the original copyright notices and copyright headers.
- • State Changes: Clearly document that you have modified the original source code.
What You Cannot Claim
- • No Liability: We hold absolutely zero liability for infrastructure, uptime, or data loss.
- • No Warranty: The code is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty of any kind.
- • Sublicense: You cannot place additional licensing restrictions on forks.
⚠️ Self-Hosted Infrastructure Notice: By self-hosting Pouta on your own Cloudflare Workers, Pages, D1, or R2, you are entirely responsible for the security, rate limits, configurations, and monthly Cloudflare platform costs associated with your stack. Pouta Dev provides zero hosting SLA or operational support guarantees for independent deployments.
Looking for the official GPLv3 Legal text?
Read the complete LICENSE file directly on our official repository.