SPDX LICENSE PROFILE // PERMISSIVE

Self-Hosted Software Under MIT License

One of the most permissive and enterprise-friendly open-source licenses. Allows unrestricted commercial internal use, modification, private forks, and redistribution with minimal attribution requirements.

License ClassificationMIT (Permissive)
Commercial Self-Hosting100% Allowed (No source disclosure required for internal/SaaS use)
Code Modification RightsAllowed (Private & proprietary forks permitted)

30 Verified MIT Self-Hosted Projects

MIT Self-Hosting & Enterprise Compliance FAQ

Can my company self-host MIT licensed software for internal commercial business use?

100% Allowed (No source disclosure required for internal/SaaS use). Under the MIT License, engineering and operations teams can deploy these 30 verified applications on private cloud or on-premise servers without paying per-seat subscription royalties.

What are the source code modification rules for MIT?

Allowed (Private & proprietary forks permitted). One of the most permissive and enterprise-friendly open-source licenses. Allows unrestricted commercial internal use, modification, private forks, and redistribution with minimal attribution requirements.

Which top self-hosted tools use the MIT license?

Leading self-hosted open-source projects under MIT include Excalidraw (133,744★), Uptime Kuma (92,368★), Hoppscotch (80,593★), Strapi (73,297★), PocketBase (61,372★), Meilisearch (59,550★).