ɳSelf v1.0: your backend, your rules, forever free

After months of testing, 1,900+ test cases, and running our own production stack on ɳSelf since day one, we are ready to ship v1.0.

What is ɳSelf?

ɳSelf gives you a complete production backend (PostgreSQL, GraphQL API, Authentication, Storage, SSL, monitoring) on your own server in five minutes. No cloud vendor lock-in. No monthly per-seat fees. Your data stays on your hardware.

curl -sSL https://install.nself.org | bash
nself init myapp
nself build
nself start

That is it. Four commands, full backend.

What v1.0 means

Stability. The API is frozen. Commands that work today will work for the next two years. We are committing to 2 years of patches: security fixes, critical bug fixes, and compatibility updates through 2028.

MIT licensed core. The CLI and all 26 free plugins are MIT. No restrictions, no commercial clauses, no artificial limits. The free version is the full product.

126 plugins. 26 free plugins cover the essentials (Stripe, GitHub, analytics, storage, webhooks). 100 paid plugins add AI, email multiplexing, voice, browser automation, CMS, commerce, live video, and more. Starting at $0.99/month.

Membership tiers

We simplified pricing since v1.0 shipped. Current model:

Tier	Monthly	Annual	What you get
Free	$0	$0	Core CLI + 26 free plugins
Per bundle	$0.99/mo	$9.99/yr	One product bundle (ɳChat, ɳClaw, ɳFamily, ɳTV, or ClawDE)
ɳSelf+	$3.99/mo	$39.99/yr	All bundles + all apps + priority support

Annual billing saves ~16%.

Dog-fooded from day one

nself.org, docs.nself.org, and every ɳSelf web property runs on ɳSelf. We fix problems before our users see them because we hit them first. If it is not good enough to run our own stack, it is not good enough to ship.

Getting started

Install and have a running backend in under five minutes:

# Install
curl -sSL https://install.nself.org | bash

# Create a project
nself init myapp && cd myapp

# Build and start
nself build && nself start

# Check health
nself doctor

Read the full documentation at docs.nself.org. Join the community at nself.org/community.

What comes next

Cloud hosting (run ɳSelf without managing servers), a plugin marketplace UI, and more integrations. But first, we are going to let v1.0 settle. Stability is the feature.