License
stuft.in is made available under a dual-license model. The core application is open-source under a permissive license; the cloud service and certain features carry commercial terms described below.
Open-Source Core — MIT License
The self-hosted ("Local Mode") version of stuft.in is distributed under the MIT License:
Copyright © 2026 stuft.in
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
What This Means for You
- You may download, run, and modify stuft.in for personal or commercial use.
- You may deploy it on your own hardware with no restrictions.
- You may fork it, build on it, or incorporate parts of it into other projects.
- Attribution is appreciated but not legally required for most uses; the copyright notice must appear in copies of the source.
Cloud Service — Commercial Terms
Access to the stuft.in hosted cloud service (cloud sync, remote access, managed database) is subject to a paid subscription and the Terms of Service. The MIT license above does not grant you the right to operate a competing cloud service using our infrastructure, brand, or backend credentials.
Specifically, the following are not covered by the MIT license:
- Use of the "stuft.in" trademark, logo, or brand identity in a competing product.
- Access to the stuft.in managed cloud API using credentials that are not your own.
- Redistributing the software under the stuft.in name as a hosted commercial service without a commercial agreement.
Third-Party Licenses
stuft.in incorporates several open-source libraries. Key dependencies and their licenses:
- Fastify — MIT
- Eta (template engine) — MIT
- HTMX — Zero-Clause BSD
- Sharp (image processing) — Apache 2.0
- LibSQL / Turso client — MIT
- Stripe Node.js SDK — MIT
- Strich SDK (QR scanner) — proprietary, per-domain license; see strich.io for terms.
Full dependency licenses are available in the node_modules directories of each package.
Contributing
Contributions to the open-source core are welcome. By submitting a pull request, you agree that your contribution is licensed under the MIT License and that you have the right to grant that license.
Questions
Licensing questions: jamie@stuft.in.