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HRPulsar v1.15: Self-Hosted HR Management Goes Open Source (With Full Docker Support)

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HRPulsar v1.15: Self-Hosted HR Management Now Fully Open

HRPulsar v1.15 is out, and for the first time, self-hosted deployment is a first-class citizen—not an afterthought bolted onto a SaaS product.

What's New in v1.15

  1. White-Label Everything 
LOGO_URL=https://...
INSTALL_NAME="Acme HR"
ACCENT_COLOR="#FF6B35"
FAVICON_URL=https://...
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Configure logo, installation name, accent colors, and favicon via environment variables. Show up in your company's UI and in every outgoing email. Build HR ops that feel like your product, not something bolted on.

2. Docker That Actually Works

We fixed everything that usually breaks:
✅ Build contexts
✅ Celery command configurations
✅ Health checks
✅ Ready-made Caddyfile included
✅ MinIO auto-setup on first boot
Pull, docker-compose up, and go. No hunting through docs for missing configs.

3. Self-Serve Registration (No Email Required)

Self-hosted teams don't always have email infrastructure ready. v1.15 handles this:

  • Self-serve signup works standalone
  • Verification fallbacks when SMTP isn't configured
  • Your team gets in without waiting for IT

4. Complete Transparency

  • Full AGPLv3 license included
  • CONTRIBUTING.md for developers
  • SECURITY.md for peace of mind

No closed-source components or surprise licensing. You absolutly own what you run.

Why This Matters

The enterprise HR software market is consolidating around a few mega-platforms. Meanwhile, startups and mid-market companies:

  • Don't want vendor lock-in
  • Can't afford $500K+ annual contracts
  • Need to keep their people data actually private
  • Want to customize workflows without a 6-month implementation

HRPulsar solves this. It's infrastructure, not a service.

Who's This For?

  1. Startups (0–250 people). If your team is growing fast, you probably don’t want a rigid HR stack that slows everything down. You need something you can shape around your process.
  2. Teams with compliance needs. If you work in healthcare, finance, or any regulated industry, keeping sensitive data on your own infrastructure isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s the point.
  3. Developers and CTOs. Deploy it like any other app. Monitor it. Modify it. Deploy again.
  4. Anyone skeptical of SaaS. If you’re done with hidden limits, surprise bills, and vendors holding your data hostage, self-hosted starts to make a lot more sense.

Getting Started

Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/hrpulsar/hrpulsar
Run with Docker: docker-compose up
Visit: http://localhost:3000
Deploy anywhere: Your server, your cloud, your on-prem infra
Full docs and contributing guidelines are in the repo.

Join Us
We're building this in public. Your feedback shapes the roadmap.

Try it free → https://github.com/hrpulsar/hrpulsar
Give it a star if you believe in open HR ops
Open an issue if something breaks or you have ideas
Contribute — we have a CONTRIBUTING.md ready for you

The future of HR software doesn't have to be rented from a mega-vendor. It can be built by and for the teams that use it.
Let's build it together.

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