Hi.Events - Open Source Event Ticketing Platform

# Hi.Events ### Open-source event ticketing and management platform Sell tickets online for conferences, nightlife events, concerts, club nights, workshops, and festivals. Self-hosted or cloud. Your events, your brand, your data. [Try Cloud →](https://app.hi.events/auth/register?utm_source=gh-readme) · [Live Demo](https://app.hi.events/event/2/hievents-conference-2030?utm_source=gh-readme) · [Documentation](https://hi.events/docs?utm_source=gh-readme) · [Website](https://hi.events?utm_source=gh-readme) [![License: AGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL_v3-blue.svg)](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/Hi.Events/blob/develop/LICENCE) [![GitHub Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/HiEventsDev/hi.events?include_prereleases)](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/releases) [![GitHub Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/HiEventsDev/hi.events?style=flat)](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/stargazers) [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/daveearley/hi.events-all-in-one)](https://hub.docker.com/r/daveearley/hi.events-all-in-one) [![E2E Tests](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/actions/workflows/e2e.yml/badge.svg?event=push)](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/actions/workflows/e2e.yml)

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## Why Hi.Events? Most ticketing platforms charge per-ticket fees and lock your data into their ecosystem. **Hi.Events is a modern, open-source alternative to Eventbrite, Tickettailor, Dice.fm, and other ticketing platforms** for organizers who want full control over branding, checkout, data, and infrastructure. Trusted by thousands of event organizers worldwide — from nightlife promoters and festivals to venues, community groups, and conference hosts. Run it yourself, or let us run it for you on Hi.Events Cloud.
Hi.Events Dashboard

Hi.Events Dashboard

## Features **🎟️ Ticketing & sales** — free, paid, donation and tiered tickets · recurring and multi-date events · sold-out waitlists · promo codes, including promo-gated and hidden tickets · product add-ons and categories · tax, fee and capacity management **🎨 Branding & customization** — event homepage designer for cover image, colors and typography · branded organizer homepage · customizable PDF tickets · embeddable ticket widget · SEO metadata controls **👥 Attendee management** — custom checkout questions · advanced search, filtering and CSV/XLSX export · full and partial refunds · bulk messaging · QR check-in with scan logs and access-controlled check-in lists **📊 Analytics & growth** — sales dashboard · affiliate tracking · daily sales, product sales, promo code, revenue and tax reports · outgoing webhooks **⚙️ Operations** — multi-user roles · Stripe Connect payments · offline payment methods · automatic invoicing · online and in-person events · multi-language support · full REST API with [interactive OpenAPI docs](#rest-api)
## Quick Start Built with **Laravel 13** (PHP >=8.3) · **React 19** with SSR · **TypeScript** · **PostgreSQL** · **Redis** · **Docker**. ### One-Click Deploy [![Deploy on DigitalOcean](https://www.deploytodo.com/do-btn-blue.svg)](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events-digitalocean) [![Deploy to Render](https://render.com/images/deploy-to-render-button.svg)](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events-render.com) [![Deploy on Railway](https://railway.app/button.svg)](https://railway.app/template/8CGKmu?referralCode=KvSr11) [![Deploy on Zeabur](https://zeabur.com/button.svg)](https://zeabur.com/templates/8DIRY6) ### Docker ```bash git clone git@github.com:HiEventsDev/hi.events.git cd hi.events/docker/all-in-one # Generate keys (Linux/macOS) echo "APP_KEY=base64:$(openssl rand -base64 32)" >> .env echo "JWT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32)" >> .env docker compose up -d ``` > [!TIP] > **Windows users:** See `./docker/all-in-one/README.md` for key generation instructions. Open `http://localhost:8123` and create your account. 📖 [Full installation guide](https://hi.events/docs/getting-started?utm_source=gh-readme) ### REST API Hi.Events ships a documented REST API. Set `API_DOCS_ENABLED=true` in your `.env` to serve interactive OpenAPI documentation at `/docs/api` on your own instance, or export the spec with: ```bash php artisan scramble:export ```
## Hi.Events Cloud Prefer not to self-host? **[Hi.Events Cloud](https://app.hi.events/auth/register?utm_source=gh-readme)** is the fully managed version of this repository — zero setup, automatic updates and managed infrastructure, run by the team that builds Hi.Events. [Get started →](https://app.hi.events/auth/register?utm_source=gh-readme)
## Licensing Hi.Events is licensed under **AGPL-3.0 with additional terms**. The additional terms require the "Powered by Hi.Events" attribution to be retained on pages and emails generated by the software — see [LICENCE](LICENCE) for the exact wording. **Commercial licences are available** if you'd like to remove the attribution or need terms that suit a white-labelled deployment. [Licensing options](https://hi.events/licensing?utm_source=gh-readme) · [hello@hi.events](mailto:hello@hi.events)
## Contributing Contributions are welcome — see the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started. Please open an issue or discussion before starting significant work so we can align on the approach. Contributors sign a [CLA](CLA.md).

Hi.Events contributors

## Security Found a vulnerability? Please report it privately to [security@hi.events](mailto:security@hi.events) rather than opening a public issue. See our [security policy](SECURITY.md).
## Support 📖 [Documentation](https://hi.events/docs?utm_source=gh-readme) · 🐛 [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/issues) · 💬 [Discussions](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/discussions) · 📧 [hello@hi.events](mailto:hello@hi.events) New features and improvements are listed on the [releases page](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/releases).

**[Website](https://hi.events)** · **[Documentation](https://hi.events/docs)** · **[Cloud](https://app.hi.events/auth/register?utm_source=gh-readme)** · **[Licensing](https://hi.events/licensing)** Made with ☘️ in Ireland