DSpace - Licensing

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Harish E

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Dec 12, 2025, 9:51:23 AM (9 days ago) Dec 12

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Hello Team,

I am new to DSpace and i am exploring it.

Can you please help with details on licensing options available ?

Thanks,

Harish

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Dec 12, 2025, 10:49:09 AM (9 days ago) Dec 12

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Hi Harish,

DSpace is free to use and is open source. Its source code is licensed under a BSD 3-Clause open source license. You can find the source code license at https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/main/LICENSE

Therefore, you are welcome to install & use DSpace however you see fit, provided that you adhere to the open source license for the codebase. You can install it on your own machines/servers or, alternatively, we have trusted service providers you can hire to install it or host it for you.