Is Unleash truly free to use?

[neznayer]

Sorry for dumb question, but I'm not quite understand whether Unleash if truly free to use.
I'm asking because I've deployed the docker-compose, as written in the README in this repo and it seems like it has a limitation of having only one project - the add new project button is greyed-out.

So I wanted to ask, whether is my understanding is correct:

• the "easy" way of installing - pulling the docker image as written in the README here would pull the freemium version of Unleash, that have limitation of only one project
• the "hard" way - really run the code with node (npm run start ?..) and you'll have a truly unlimited free-to-use version of Unleash.

Is that correct?
Cheers!

[gastonfournier]

Hi @neznayer Unleash operates in an open-core model, where the core is open sourced and free to use but there's an enterprise offering where we extend Unleash to provide additional functionality. You can find a lot of detail here: https://www.getunleash.io/blog/growing-a-sustainable-ecosystem-around-an-open-source-project

The open source is distributed as a docker image or an npm package that you can use depending on your needs.

[neznayer]

Thank you for the answer.

The open source is distributed as a docker image or an npm package that you can use depending on your needs.

Is that is the image that is written inside the docker-compose.yml file in this repository?

I just want to use the unleash for free and without limitations ( 💦 )
and as I've mentioned above, when I try to run what is in my understanding is the open-source version, I get limitation of only one project.
So I wanted to clarify that moment:
Is that possible to be able to create unlimited number of projects in Unleash open-source version?
If it is possible, how to do that?

[gastonfournier]

With Open Source you're limited to 1 project, the article I shared explains the reason why this limitation. The paid plans we offer are better suited for large organizations where multiple projects is usually a must. This is what allows us to continue growing and maintaining the open source version. You can find more about our plans here: https://www.getunleash.io/pricing

The docker image is published here: https://hub.docker.com/r/unleashorg/unleash-server and the docker-compose.yml file uses it.

If you'd like to organize your flags in the open source version I'd suggest using tags on install run one server per project