AGPL‑3.0‑or‑later
Stella Ops is free / libre / open source software. You may run, study, modify and redistribute it — even as a hosted service — provided you share those changes under the same license.
Your four essential freedoms
- Use Stella Ops in any environment, commercial or private.
- Study every line of source (transparent SBOM included).
- Modify the code & hot‑load your own plug‑ins.
- Share copies and forks — on‑prem, SaaS or elsewhere.
Reciprocity & network use clause
The GNU Affero GPL v3 or later adds a network use condition: if you modify Stella Ops and make it available over the network (e.g. SaaS), you must let users download your source.
| Action | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Run unmodified binaries | No extra steps |
| Publish a fork | Keep AGPL and provide source |
| Offer as SaaS | Provide source to every user |
| Embed in closed product | Not permitted — must remain AGPL |
Fork freely — sustain via donations
We encourage experimentation. If your fork gains traction, open a pull‑request or keep maintaining it independently; either is fine. Priority security updates and roadmap influence are funded through Open Collective donations.
Governance rules live in /governance/.
Signed releases & SBOM
Every release is signed with
Cosign
public key (SHA‑256: AB12…EF90) and ships a matching
.spdx.json SBOM.