--- title: Tuist Server is Now Source Available | daily.dev description: Tuist has moved its server codebase to source-available status under the Fair Core License (FCL), a fair-source license that defers full open-source... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tuist-server-is-now-source-available-1y6mocw6p twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tuist Server is Now Source Available | daily.dev og:description: Tuist has moved its server codebase to source-available status under the Fair Core License (FCL), a fair-source license that defers full open-source... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tuist-server-is-now-source-available-1y6mocw6p og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1y6Mocw6P.png og:image:alt: Tuist Server is Now Source Available og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tuist Server is Now Source Available **[ Tuist ](https://daily.dev/sources/tuist-blog)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tuist has moved its server codebase to source-available status under the Fair Core License (FCL), a fair-source license that defers full open-source availability by two years per contribution. The change lets anyone inspect and self-host the server for development/testing, but production deployment requires a paid license. The Tuist CLI and core tooling remain MIT-licensed and fully open. The company explains its journey from closed-source server components (to avoid the free-rider problem) toward this middle-ground model, citing Sentry and GitLab as inspirations, and frames FCL as a temporary step it may relax further over time. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What license does the Tuist Server use now, and can I self-host it for free? The Tuist Server is now source available under the Fair Core License (FCL), which is not a traditional OSI-approved open source license. You can inspect and run it locally for development and testing, but deploying it in production requires purchasing a license. Code becomes freely usable under an OSI-approved license two years after contribution, per the fair-source model. _Track licensing changes like this on daily.dev before betting production infrastructure on a tool._ ### Is the Tuist CLI still open source after the server licensing change? Yes, the Tuist CLI and all core tooling remain MIT licensed and fully open for contributions, unaffected by the server's move to the Fair Core License. Only the server components now require a simple contributor agreement, while the CLI workflow for most developers stays exactly the same. _Developers weighing tool adoption follow licensing shifts like Tuist's on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The new Tuist, from build toolchains to bare metal](https://daily.dev/posts/the-new-tuist-from-build-toolchains-to-bare-metal-waw3c6jvd) · Tuist · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Bazel remote caching and insights in Tuist](https://daily.dev/posts/bazel-remote-caching-and-insights-in-tuist-mdlrtqhx3) · Tuist · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#business](https://daily.dev/tags/business), [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#licensing](https://daily.dev/tags/licensing), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#tuist](https://daily.dev/tags/tuist) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/tuist-server-is-now-source-available-1y6mocw6p) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Tuist Server is Now Source Available","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/tuist-server-is-now-source-available-1y6mocw6p","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/tuist-server-is-now-source-available-1y6mocw6p"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:20:03.019Z","dateModified":"2026-10-14T02:26:04.146Z","description":"Tuist has moved its server codebase to source-available status under the Fair Core License (FCL), a fair-source license that defers full open-source...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f03f00ec14ad5bc86a46d4397190f0f5?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f03f00ec14ad5bc86a46d4397190f0f5?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"\n Tuist\n ","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"\n Tuist\n ","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--3AYDH23h--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487506/logos/tuist-blog?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tuist-blog"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/tuist-server-is-now-source-available-1y6mocw6p","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"business,ios,licensing,open-source,tuist","timeRequired":"PT10M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\n Tuist\n ","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tuist-blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Tuist Server is Now Source Available"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/tuist-server-is-now-source-available-1y6mocw6p#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What license does the Tuist Server use now, and can I self-host it for free?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The Tuist Server is now source available under the Fair Core License (FCL), which is not a traditional OSI-approved open source license. 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