Open source & self-hosting
OpenCauldron is open source. The community edition is the same studio you already use to create images and video, organize brand assets, and run them through review. You’re free to run your own copy if you want full control over where it lives.
Most teams don’t need to. The hosted studio at studio.opencauldron.ai is set up, kept current, and ready to use. Running your own copy is a technical project. Someone on your team installs it, sets it up, and maintains it.
Which path is right for you?
Section titled “Which path is right for you?”| Path | Who it’s for | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted | Teams who want to start creating now | Nothing to set up. Sign up and invite your Studio. |
| Enterprise | Organizations who want a private instance without the upkeep | We run a private, managed copy for you. See Enterprise. |
| Self-host | Technical teams who want to run their own copy | You install and maintain it. The section below is for you. |
If you’re not sure, start with Hosted. You can move to a managed or self-hosted setup later.
Running your own copy
Section titled “Running your own copy”The self-hosted path is for a technical teammate, not for day-to-day users. The setup steps — installing the community edition, connecting your own sign-in and storage, choosing which AI models your team can use, and taking it live — live in the open-source project’s own setup guide, kept current alongside the code.
A self-hosted copy works the same way as the hosted studio. Your Studio holds your brands, assets, and members. Brand Managers, Creators, and Viewers keep the same roles. You connect your own sign-in and storage, and you turn on the AI models you want your team to have.
The studio works the same way whichever path you choose, so you can move between Hosted, Enterprise, and self-hosted later without relearning it.