Sell tickets online for conferences, nightlife events, concerts, club nights, workshops, and festivals.
Self-hosted or cloud. Your events, your brand, your data.
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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.
Built for nightlife promoters, festival organizers, venues, community groups, and conference hosts.
- Flexible ticket types (free, paid, donation, tiered)
- Hidden and locked tickets behind promo codes
- Promo codes and pre-sale access
- Product add-ons (merch, upgrades, extras)
- Product categories for organization
- Full tax and fee support (VAT, service fees)
- Capacity management and shared limits
- Beautiful, conversion-optimized checkout
- Customizable PDF ticket designs
- Branded organizer homepage
- Drag-and-drop event page builder
- Embeddable ticket widget
- SEO tools (meta tags, Open Graph)
- Custom checkout questions
- Advanced search, filtering, and export (CSV/XLSX)
- Full and partial refunds
- Bulk messaging by ticket type
- QR code check-in with scan logs
- Access-controlled check-in lists
- Real-time sales dashboard
- Affiliate and referral tracking
- Advanced reporting (sales, tax, promos)
- Webhooks (Zapier, Make, CRMs)
| Feature | Hi.Events | Eventbrite | Tickettailor | Dice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted option | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Open source | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| No per-ticket fees (self-hosted) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Full custom branding | ✅ | Limited | ✅ | Limited |
| Affiliate tracking | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| API access | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Limited |
| Own your data | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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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.
Prefer not to self-host? Hi.Events Cloud is a fully managed option with zero setup, automatic updates, and managed infrastructure.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Getting Started | hi.events/docs/getting-started |
| Configuration | hi.events/docs/configuration |
| API Reference | hi.events/docs/api |
| Webhooks | hi.events/docs/webhooks |
We welcome contributions. See the contributing guide for details.
📖 Documentation · 📧 hello@hi.events · 🐛 GitHub Issues
Stay updated with new features and improvements on the releases page.
Hi.Events is licensed under AGPL-3.0 with additional terms. Commercial licensing available. Learn more.
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