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GitOps is licensed under
Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2)

We believe in open collaboration and responsible use. The Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2) protects the project and community while allowing you to build and innovate freely.

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What is Elastic License 2.0?

Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2) is a license created by Elastic to allow the free use, modification, and distribution of open source software, while protecting the project from being offered as a competing managed service.

It's designed to ensure that the open source ecosystem remains sustainable and that the community continues to benefit from the project.

Open and Free
Use, modify, and distribute GitOps freely, including in commercial products and services.
Sustainable
Protects the project from offering GitOps as a competing managed service.
Community First
Ensures that the community and contributors remain at the heart of the project.
Permissive for Development
Perfect for building integrations, plugins, internal tools, and value-added solutions.

Not a Source Available License

ELv2 is not a copyleft license. You are not required to open source your code when using GitOps.

Learn more about ELv2

elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license

You can

Use GitOps in any environment (personal, commercial, SaaS, on-premise).
Modify and distribute the source code.
Create internal tools, plugins, or integrations.
Offer support, training, or professional services.
Include GitOps as a dependency in your products.

You cannot

Offer GitOps as a managed service to third parties.
Provide GitOps as a hosted service in a way that competes with the official GitOps offering.
Use GitOps to build a service that replicates its core functionality and is offered to end users.
Remove or change the license or copyright notices.

If you're unsure whether your use case is allowed, please reach out to us. We're happy to help!

License summary

License name: Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2)
License type: Source Available
Commercial use: Allowed
Modification: Allowed
Distribution: Allowed
SaaS / Managed Service: Not allowed (if it competes with GitOps)
Requires attribution: Yes
License text: elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license

Built with ♥ by the community

GitOps is built for developers, operators, and security engineers who care about open source.

By using ELv2, we protect our community and ensure GitOps remains open, innovative, and sustainable.

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