Open source, yours to run
CareerBot is open source under the AGPL-3.0. Run your own copy with your own AI keys, and keep your data in your own accounts.
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The licence
The AGPL-3.0 lets you use, change and share CareerBot. If you run a changed copy for other people, you share your changes with them under the same licence.
The source is public on GitHub.
View the source on GitHub- 01An OpenRouter keyRequired. It’s how CareerBot reaches the AI models. You pick the models and pay OpenRouter for what you use.
- 02An Apollo keyOptional. It’s how CareerBot finds companies and the people to contact for you; without it, you add them yourself. You pay Apollo for what you use.
- 03Convex, for your dataUse Convex’s free cloud plan, the easiest way to run a copy just for you, or run Convex yourself, since it’s open source too.
- 04A place to run itPrebuilt Docker images with Docker Compose, on your computer, Coolify, Dokploy or any Docker host, or deploy to Cloudflare.
- 05A way to sign inA username and password, with nothing to set up. Google or GitHub sign-in is optional.
Optional: a Brave Search key, to find job boards a company’s website doesn’t link to.
How it differs from the hosted version
| Your own copy | Hosted version | |
|---|---|---|
| When | Available now. | Comes later, and is invite-only while it’s tested. |
| Cost | Free to run. You pay for OpenRouter and Apollo usage, and for Convex beyond its free plan. | Paid. We’ll share pricing before it opens. |
| Running it | Install the Docker image or deploy to Cloudflare, and set up Convex. | Nothing to run. |
| Your data | Lives in your own accounts. | Stored with Convex and hosted on Cloudflare, in the United States. |
When
- Your own copy
- Available now.
- Hosted version
- Comes later, and is invite-only while it’s tested.
Cost
- Your own copy
- Free to run. You pay for OpenRouter and Apollo usage, and for Convex beyond its free plan.
- Hosted version
- Paid. We’ll share pricing before it opens.
Running it
- Your own copy
- Install the Docker image or deploy to Cloudflare, and set up Convex.
- Hosted version
- Nothing to run.
Your data
- Your own copy
- Lives in your own accounts.
- Hosted version
- Stored with Convex and hosted on Cloudflare, in the United States.
Hear when the hosted version opens.
We’ll email you when the hosted version opens. The source is already on GitHub.