Is self-hosting legal? What actually stops you
Self-hosting is legal. What stops you is your ISP contract, a blocked port 25, CGNAT, and licences like SSPL and BSL. Here is what each one really blocks.
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What the n8n Sustainable Use License allows
The n8n Sustainable Use License in plain words: internal business purposes, consulting for clients, paid hosting, white labelling, and where Embed starts.
Is Docker free? Engine vs Desktop vs Hub
Docker Engine on a VPS is free. Docker Desktop holds the licence: free below 250 staff and $10M revenue. Docker Hub pull limits are the one cost a VPS meets.
Is n8n free? Community vs enterprise limits
Self-hosted n8n is free under a fair-code licence with real limits. What you may do, which features need a paid key, and where cloud plans fit.
Is Nextcloud free? Hub vs Enterprise
The Nextcloud server is free software with no licence fee. Here is what an Enterprise subscription really buys, and the costs you pay either way.
The SSO tax in self-hosted software
Open source apps that keep OIDC and SAML in a paid tier: why maintainers price it that way, and the checklist to run before you install anything.
A history of open source software
From the Homebrew Computer Club to the SSPL: how the GPL, the 1998 rebrand and today's relicensing wave shaped the apps you self-host today.
GPL vs MIT vs Apache: a licence history
Why the GPL, MIT and Apache 2.0 exist, what each one asks of you, and what the SSPL and BUSL relicensing wave means if you self-host the software.
Linux vs Windows Server: which to run
A practical comparison of Linux and Windows Server: cost, footprint, remote management, web stacks, Active Directory, and when each is right.