Public repo
github.com/davide97g/pulse-hr. Issues, PRs, discussions — open to anyone. Merge conflicts resolved in public.
Open source
HR you can
read, fork, run.
The entire platform — app, marketing site, Bun workspace configuration, every line of logic — lives on GitHub under the MIT License. No "enterprise-only" source dump, no black-box core. What you run is what you can read.
Self-host
Docker Compose for single-node, Helm chart for K8s clusters. Your data, your infra, your call on compliance boundaries.
Forkable
Take the 20% that matches your workflow, throw away the 80% that doesn't. MIT allows it — for any purpose, today.
The license, in one table.
| Source visible | Day one |
| Run internally / self-host | Day one, any scale |
| Fork & modify for any purpose | Day one |
| Build a commercial product on it | Allowed |
| License | MIT — fully permissive |
| Attribution required | Preserve the copyright + license notice |
| Royalties / per-seat fees | None, ever |
Honest answers.
What license is Pulse under?
The MIT License — one of the most permissive open-source licenses there is. You get full source access from day one with permission to use, modify, redistribute and even sell, for any purpose, commercial or not. The only requirement is preserving the copyright and license notice. No competing-use clause, no time delay, no strings.
Why MIT and not something more restrictive?
We considered source-available licenses that fence off competitors, but decided the simplest, most trustworthy promise is a fully permissive one. MIT means you never have to wonder whether your use is allowed — it is. We'd rather earn the hosted business than wall off the code.
Can I self-host the whole thing?
Yes. The platform is a Bun workspace you can clone and run with `bun install && bun run build`. A reference Docker Compose setup and a Helm chart for Kubernetes are in the repo — every module runs on your infrastructure with no external dependency on us.
Do I have to credit Pulse if I fork?
Yes. The NOTICE file in the repo asks you to preserve the copyright header and include a visible attribution ("Built on workflows-people by Davide Ghiotto") in the About screen or docs of any public derivative work. No royalties, no paperwork — just a link back.
Make your work
impossible to miss.
Self-host the open source on your own infra in 90 seconds, or pay us to run it. No demo gate. No enterprise tier with extra features. Export everything in a click — always.