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Typebot is a chatbot builder you can self-host: you design advanced chatbots visually, embed them in your web or mobile apps, and collect results in real-time.
Typebot is a chatbot builder you can self-host: you design advanced chatbots visually, embed them in your web or mobile apps, and collect results in real-time.Is this a hosted service I sign up for, or something I run on my own server?It's a self-hostable web application, not a library: the repo ships the builder and bot runtime with Docker and Docker Compose configs, so you run it on your own server and use it from the browser.
It's a self-hostable web application, not a library: the repo ships the builder and bot runtime with Docker and Docker Compose configs, so you run it on your own server and use it from the browser.How do I get my own instance running?Clone the repo and bring up the included Docker Compose stack. For development or a from-source build you use Bun, and the tooling expects Node 24.x.
Clone the repo and bring up the included Docker Compose stack. For development or a from-source build you use Bun, and the tooling expects Node 24.x.What do I need installed before I can run it?Docker plus Docker Compose for self-hosting; Node 24.x and Bun if you build from source — the postinstall step also compiles an env package and generates the Prisma client.
Docker plus Docker Compose for self-hosting; Node 24.x and Bun if you build from source — the postinstall step also compiles an env package and generates the Prisma client.Where can the bots I build actually run?Anywhere you can embed a snippet: the bots run inside web and mobile apps, and results stream back in real-time.
Anywhere you can embed a snippet: the bots run inside web and mobile apps, and results stream back in real-time.Will an ordinary VPS be enough to self-host it?Yes — it's a standard Dockerized web stack (Next.js on Node 24, database behind Prisma), so any Docker-capable VPS is enough; no GPU or special hardware involved.
Yes — it's a standard Dockerized web stack (Next.js on Node 24, database behind Prisma), so any Docker-capable VPS is enough; no GPU or special hardware involved.Is it really open source — can I just use it however I want?Not fully: the code is under a Functional Source License (Fair Source), which permits self-hosting but carries compliance conditions — it isn't OSI open source, so review the terms before commercial use.
Not fully: the code is under a Functional Source License (Fair Source), which permits self-hosting but carries compliance conditions — it isn't OSI open source, so review the terms before commercial use.Do I need to know how to code to build a bot?No — bots are assembled visually in the builder. Coding only comes in on the self-hosting side: Docker, environment configuration and building the app from source with Bun.
No — bots are assembled visually in the builder. Coding only comes in on the self-hosting side: Docker, environment configuration and building the app from source with Bun.Why Fair Source instead of a standard MIT license?Fair Source keeps the code readable and self-hostable while preserving some commercial control for the vendor; the README points to the Functional Source License docs and asks users to check the compliance terms.
Fair Source keeps the code readable and self-hostable while preserving some commercial control for the vendor; the README points to the Functional Source License docs and asks users to check the compliance terms.What is the stack under the hood?A TypeScript monorepo: Next.js and Tailwind CSS on the front, Node 24.x at runtime, Bun for tooling, Prisma for database access, and Docker Compose for deployment.
A TypeScript monorepo: Next.js and Tailwind CSS on the front, Node 24.x at runtime, Bun for tooling, Prisma for database access, and Docker Compose for deployment.Which topics is it in?chat-application, form-builder, visual-editor, forms, low-code, no-code, bun, chat, tailwindcss, real-time, nextjs, chatbot
chat-application, form-builder, visual-editor, forms, low-code, no-code, bun, chat, tailwindcss, real-time, nextjs, chatbot