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DottedSign Self-Hosted DottedSign-Official/dottedsign-self-hosted

New AGPL self-hosted edition of the commercial DottedSign e-signature service, run with Docker Compose; signed files carry a free-tier code.

DottedSign Self-Hosted at a glance

Checked 15 Oct 2026

DottedSign Self-Hosted is a vendor-published edition of the commercial DottedSign service, first pushed in June 2026 (about 30 commits, 2 contributors). It runs as a Docker Compose stack (Postgres, Redis, backend, worker, frontend, nginx) with 8 GB RAM recommended, and includes core signing and API modules with unlimited users. Documents signed with it carry an embedded free-tier identifier. Dual-licensed AGPL-3.0 or commercial. Young; check maturity.

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How much of DocuSign does it replace?

2 of 6 jobs. Core signing and API only in the free edition; signed documents carry a free-tier identifier.

Partial: Send documents for signature Partial replacement
No: Signing order and reminders Not covered
No: Audit trail and completion certificate Not covered
No: Reusable signing templates Not covered
Partial: eSignature API and embedded signing Partial replacement
No: Certificate-based digital signatures (PKI) Not covered

For signing order and reminders, audit trail and completion certificate, reusable signing templates, certificate-based digital signatures (PKI), see other DocuSign alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Confirmed: Yes, self-hosted with Docker Compose on your own server or cloud Provides a Docker Compose installation process to help IT teams quickly set up the environment and run proof-of-concept (POC) tests. github.com · dottedsign-self-hosted#key-features ↗ 1d ago
Code licence Partial: AGPL-3.0, or a commercial licence from the vendor This program is offered under a commercial license and under the AGPL-3.0 License. github.com · LICENSE ↗ 1d ago
Model weights licence Confirmed: No separate model weights github.com · dottedsign-self-hosted#readme ↗ 1d ago
Commercial use Partial: Yes under AGPL-3.0 terms; signed documents include a free-tier identifier; commercial licence available Documents signed with this edition will include an embedded free-tier identifier code github.com · dottedsign-self-hosted#key-features ↗ 1d ago
Paid services needed? Partial: None required; commercial licence optional If you wish to obtain a Commercial License, please contact us github.com · LICENSE ↗ 1d ago
Hardware Confirmed: 8 GB RAM recommended for the full stack 8 GB RAM recommended (covers Postgres, Redis, backend, worker, frontend, and nginx) github.com · dottedsign-self-hosted#prerequisites ↗ 1d ago
Operating systems Partial: Docker 20+ and Docker Compose v2 on your own servers or AWS, GCP, Azure; host OS support not listed Docker 20+ github.com · dottedsign-self-hosted#prerequisites ↗ 1d ago
Setup effort Confirmed: Medium; clone, fill two env files and generate your own secrets, then Docker Compose Always generate your own values before any real deployment github.com · dottedsign-self-hosted#quick-start ↗ 1d ago

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