Open source API development ecosystem - fast, lightweight, and offline-capable
Open Source Feature Flags, Experimentation, and Product Analytics
Recommended VPS & Hardware Sizing
Estimated Hosting: $4 - $6/mo (e.g. Hetzner CX22 or DigitalOcean)GrowthBook vs LaunchDarkly Comparison Matrix
| Evaluation Criteria | GrowthBook (Open Source) | LaunchDarkly (Proprietary) |
|---|---|---|
| Seat Tax | Invite entire engineering org for $0 | $12 - $25 per developer seat per month |
| Data Warehouse Direct | Queries your Snowflake/Postgres directly | Requires vendor telemetry pipeline ingestion |
Financial Impact: Migrating from LaunchDarkly to Self-Hosted GrowthBook
* Excludes enterprise SSO add-ons & usage overages
* Commodity Hetzner / DigitalOcean compute instance
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Core Capabilities & Features
Self-Host GrowthBook with Docker Compose
Tweak configuration ports, secrets, and volumes live. Download or copy your ready-to-run container file:
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Generate production-ready container definitions with customizable ports and volumes.
Open source feature flagging and experimentation platform
version: '3.8'
services:
growthbook:
image: growthbook/growthbook:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "${PORT:-3000}:3000"
- "${API_PORT:-3100}:3100"
environment:
- MONGODB_URI=mongodb://mongo:27017/growthbook
- APP_ORIGIN=http://localhost:${PORT:-3000}
- API_HOST=http://localhost:${API_PORT:-3100}
depends_on:
- mongo
mongo:
image: mongo:4.4
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- growthbook_mongo:/data/db
volumes:
growthbook_mongo:Frequently Asked Questions: Self-Hosting GrowthBook
How do I self-host GrowthBook using Docker Compose?
You can deploy GrowthBook (growthbook/growthbook) on any Linux server by copying the docker-compose.yml template on this page, configuring your desired host port and persistent volume directory, and running 'docker compose up -d'.
How does GrowthBook compare to LaunchDarkly?
GrowthBook is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to LaunchDarkly built with TypeScript, React, Node.js, MongoDB. Unlike LaunchDarkly ($12 / seat / month + MAU overage charges), GrowthBook has zero per-user licensing fees and keeps 100% of your data on your own infrastructure.
What are the minimum VPS RAM and CPU requirements for GrowthBook?
For production self-hosting (Easy difficulty tier), we recommend at least 2 GB RAM (minimum 1 GB), 1 vCPU, and 10 GB SSD storage, which typically costs $4 - $6/mo (e.g. Hetzner CX22 or DigitalOcean).
Is GrowthBook free for commercial business use under the MIT license?
Yes. Distributed under the MIT license, GrowthBook can be self-hosted internally by businesses and engineering teams of any size without per-seat royalties.
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