Self-hosted
Self-hosted AI receptionist for infrastructure you control
LobbyStack is published under AGPL-3.0-only and includes a self-hosted path for teams that need to control deployment, provider accounts, access, and data retention.
No credit card required. Works with your existing business number.
Deploy on your own servers or cloud infrastructure
Control call data, prompts, voice settings, and integrations
Use the open-source codebase as the foundation for custom workflows
Control where application data is stored
Self-hosting lets your team choose where recordings, transcripts, configurations, and customer details are stored. External telephony or model providers may still process data according to the accounts and services you configure.
- Define access, retention, backup, and deletion policies in your environment
- Choose the infrastructure and provider accounts used by the deployment
- Review your own regulatory obligations before processing production calls
Own your prompts, provider accounts, and call rules
Configure the telephony and AI services supported by the repository, then adapt greeting scripts, intake questions, and routing rules in code or configuration.
- Use supported telephony integrations with accounts you control
- Configure supported AI providers without surrendering deployment access
- Review and change greeting, intake, booking, and escalation behavior
Understand the operating costs directly
A self-hosted deployment replaces a managed software bill with infrastructure, carrier, model, monitoring, backup, and engineering costs that your team can measure and control.
- Model carrier, model, storage, and infrastructure usage separately
- Account for engineering, security, updates, and incident response
- Compare total ownership cost with the managed cloud before choosing
Adapt the call workflow to your product or client base
Self-hosting gives technical teams room to change intake questions, routing rules, alerts, data retention, and downstream automations without waiting on a SaaS roadmap.
- Customize prompts, tools, webhooks, and escalation logic
- Connect private CRMs, scheduling systems, and internal dashboards
- Use separate deployments for agencies, franchises, and regulated clients
Keep operational control as call volume grows
High-volume teams need predictable infrastructure, observability, and deployment control. LobbyStack gives engineers an open-source base they can monitor, scale, and secure like the rest of their stack.
- Run in containers on your preferred cloud or private environment
- Review source code and deployment configuration before launch
- Own update timing, access policies, logs, and retention windows
Questions about self-hosted AI receptionists
What is a self-hosted AI receptionist?
A self-hosted AI receptionist runs on your own servers or cloud infrastructure instead of a third-party SaaS platform. You control the data, the model, the deployment environment, and the integrations. LobbyStack is open source and supports self-hosted deployments for teams that need full control.
Is LobbyStack open source?
Yes. LobbyStack is published under the GNU AGPL-3.0-only license. You can inspect, fork, modify, and deploy the source code under that license. Review the LICENSE file in the GitHub repository before distributing a modified service.
What are the self-hosting requirements?
You need a server or container platform that can run Node.js and a supported database. LobbyStack provides Docker and Docker Compose configurations for quick local and production deployments. You also need a telephony provider account for call handling.
Can I use my own LLM or API key?
Self-hosted deployments use the provider credentials supported by the current LobbyStack repository and deployment documentation. Review the repository before deployment for the current model and telephony integrations rather than assuming every provider is interchangeable.
Is self-hosting suitable for agencies and resellers?
Agencies can evaluate separate or multi-tenant deployments for client work. Because LobbyStack uses the AGPL-3.0-only license, review its source-disclosure obligations before modifying or reselling the service, and seek legal advice for your use case.
How do updates work for self-hosted deployments?
You pull changes from the GitHub repository, review the changelog and migration notes, and redeploy through your own release process. Pin the version you have tested instead of automatically deploying every upstream change.
What about data privacy and compliance?
Self-hosting gives you control over LobbyStack's application deployment and stored business data. Calls can still be processed by configured telephony, AI, hosting, and integration providers, so review each provider's data handling and complete your own privacy and compliance assessment.
Do you offer support for self-hosted installations?
Start with the repository documentation and public GitHub issue tracker. For questions that do not belong in a public issue, contact the LobbyStack team through the support address listed on the site.
Can I customize the voice, prompts, and behavior?
Yes. Self-hosted deployments give you full access to the prompt templates, voice settings, greeting scripts, routing rules, and integration hooks. You can tailor every aspect of the caller experience.
How does self-hosted pricing work?
The AGPL-3.0-only source code has no separate software license fee. You remain responsible for infrastructure plus any telephony, AI, storage, monitoring, and integration-provider charges used by your deployment.
Deploy LobbyStack on your own infrastructure
Review the AGPL-3.0-only repository and deployment documentation, then evaluate the infrastructure, provider, security, and support responsibilities.
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