MPL-2.0

6 self-hostable open-source tools licensed under MPL-2.0 · across 6 categories

File-level (weak) copyleft: only the modified MPL-licensed files have to stay open and MPL-licensed. You can mix MPL files with proprietary code in the same product as long as the MPL files themselves stay separately distributable.

One-line plain-English summary above — not legal advice. Confirm with the project's LICENSE file before commercial use.

Authoritative DNS hosting

BIND alive ★ 740 replaces Cloudflare DNS

30min — install + zone files · $5/mo VPS minimum; redundancy needs 2-3 boxes.

Cloud development environment

DevPod stale ★ 14.9k replaces GitHub Codespaces

10min — install desktop client + provider · $0 for the client; pay your provider (Docker locally = $0; AWS/Hetzner = standard VM rates).

Design / collaborative vector editor

Penpot alive ★ 47.5k replaces Figma

20min docker-compose · $10 VPS for a small team — Penpot uses Postgres + Redis + a few worker images.

File sync + sharing

Syncthing alive ★ 84.0k replaces Dropbox

5min (binary on each device) · $0 — peer-to-peer; no central server needed (relay is optional).

Large file transfer / one-off send

Send (Timvisee fork) stale ★ 5.72k replaces WeTransfer

10min docker run · $5 VPS; encrypted blobs in Redis or filesystem, very cheap to run.

Message queue / async messaging

RabbitMQ alive ★ 13.6k replaces Amazon SQS

10min docker run + management UI · $5-15/mo VPS for a single broker; clustered for HA adds nodes.