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1# ![Clipperz icon][icon] Clipperz Password Manager - COMMUNITY EDITION 1# ![Clipperz icon][icon] CLIPPERZ COMMUNITY EDITION - Online Password Manager
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4[Clipperz Community Edition][CE] allows you to host on your own server a web service identical to [Clipperz online password manager][clipperz]. It supports multiple backends (PHP/MySQL, Python/AppEngine, …) and you can contribute your own. 4[Clipperz Community Edition][CE] allows you to host on your own server a web service identical to [Clipperz online password manager][clipperz]. It supports multiple backends (PHP/MySQL, Python/AppEngine, …) and you can contribute your own.
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6Please note that Clipperz Community Edition is not suitable for mass deployments since it lacks several critical capabilities such as bot protection. If you want to offer Clipperz password manager to a wide audience, please wait for the upcoming Provider Edition.
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8In any case if you want to use Clipperz’s software in a commercial, for-profit environment, please contact us to inquire about licensing options for commercial applications.
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10ALL the code included in this project, if not otherwise stated, is released with the **AGPL v.3 license** (see `LICENSE.txt`), and all rights are reserved to Clipperz Srl. 6ALL the code included in this project, if not otherwise stated, is released with the **AGPL v.3 license** (see `LICENSE.txt`), and all rights are reserved to Clipperz Srl.
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8For any use not allowed by the AGPL license, please [contact us][contact] to inquire about licensing options for commercial applications.
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13## Why a Community Edition 11## Why a Community Edition
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15But why would you prefer running Clipperz Community Edition from your own server instead of using the free and anonymous online service provided by its developers? 13But why would you prefer running Clipperz Community Edition from your own server instead of using the free and anonymous online service provided by its developers?
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17* “Clipperz security architecture is great, but I prefer to store my data on my hardware. I just feel better this way!” 15* “Clipperz security architecture is great, but I prefer to store my data on my hardware. I just feel better this way!”
18* “Clipperz is cool, but it would be even cooler it it had a Scala backend. I'm going to write it!" 16* “Clipperz is cool, but it would be even cooler it it had a Scala backend. I'm going to write it!"
19* “I would like to modify the look & feel of Clipperz and embed this powerful password manager within my family intranet.” 17* “I would like to modify the look & feel of Clipperz and embed this powerful password manager within my family intranet.”
20* “Clipperz works nicely, but I would love to play with the source code in order to improve feature X and add new features Y and Z.” 18* “Clipperz works nicely, but I would love to play with the source code in order to improve feature X and add new features Y and Z.”
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23Whatever is your motivation, we would love to hear from you about how and where you use Clipperz Community Edition. [Get in contact!][contact] 21Whatever is your motivation, we would love to hear from you about how and where you use Clipperz Community Edition. [Get in contact!][contact]
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26## Warnings 24## Warnings
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28Please note that Clipperz Community Edition may not be suitable for mass deployments, depending on how robust is the backend you select. 26Please note that Clipperz Community Edition may not be suitable for mass deployments, depending on how robust is the backend you select.
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30As an example, the current PHP backend lacks several critical capabilities such as bot protection and concurrent sessions management. 28As an example, the current PHP backend lacks several critical capabilities such as bot protection and cuncurrent sessions management.
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33## Community Edition vs Workgroup Edition 31## Community Edition vs Workgroup Edition
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35This Community Edition is aimed to **individual users**, but you may be interested to know that we are working on a **Workgroup Edition** targeting organizations that need a 33This Community Edition is aimed to **individual users**, but you may be interested to know that we are working on a **Workgroup Edition** targeting organizations that need a
36password manager for their workforce (creating and managing employees accounts, defining groups and sharing policies, ...). 34password manager for their workforce (creating and managing employees accounts, defining groups and sharing policies, ...).
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38The Workgroup Edition development is quite challenging and, while the overall design is already in place, it will still require a fairly large amount of resources for analysis and implementation. 36The Workgroup Edition development is quite challenging and, while the overall design is already in place, it will still require a fairly large amount of resources for analysis and implementation.
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40If your organization is interested in such edition, you can subscribe a "pledge" to sustain its development in exchange for a very generous user license with unlimited upgrades and other benefits. Again, [get in contact][contact]! 38If your organization is interested in such edition, you can subscribe a "pledge" to sustain its development in exchange for a very generous user license with unlimited upgrades and other benefits. Again, [get in contact][contact]!
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