Open source at Launchpad.
Our sovereign platforms are built on respected open-source projects — and we think that's the point, not a secret. This page credits every project we build on, the licence it carries, and the version we currently run.
Managed open source, done honestly.
We are a managed-service company, not a fork factory. We run upstream open-source software — unmodified wherever possible — and we sell what surrounds it: sovereign UK and European hosting, hardening, monitoring, patching, encrypted backups and real human support. The projects below do brilliant engineering; our job is to run them properly, keep them current, and say plainly whose work we stand on.
What powers each product.
Version numbers are correct as of June 2026 and move with our regular patch cadence.
Launchpad Drive — ownCloud Infinite Scale
Powered by ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS), licensed under Apache-2.0. We currently run version 8.0.4. Source: github.com/owncloud/ocis. Launchpad Drive is an independent managed service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ownCloud GmbH or Kiteworks.
Launchpad Identity — authentik
Powered by authentik, the open-source identity provider with an MIT-licensed core. Project: goauthentik.io. Launchpad Identity is an independent managed service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the authentik project or Authentik Security.
Launchpad Vault — Vaultwarden
Powered by unmodified upstream Vaultwarden, licensed under the GNU AGPL-3.0. We currently run version 1.36.0. Source: github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden; the patched web-vault builds we serve come from github.com/dani-garcia/bw_web_builds. Launchpad Vault is compatible with the Bitwarden® client apps (GPLv3, Bitwarden, Inc.). Bitwarden is a trademark of Bitwarden, Inc.; Launchpad Vault is an independent managed service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bitwarden, Inc.
Launchpad Remote — RustDesk server
Powered by the unmodified open-source RustDesk server, licensed under the GNU AGPL-3.0. We currently run version 1.1.15. Source: github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server. Launchpad Remote is an independent managed service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the RustDesk project or its maintainers.
SpaceMap — Launchpad proprietary
SpaceMap is proprietary software designed and built in-house by Launchpad Technology Ltd. It is not derived from a third-party open-source codebase, and is listed here for completeness.
The AGPL, honoured properly. Section 13 of the GNU AGPL v3.0 entitles every user of network-hosted AGPL software to the complete corresponding source of the exact version they are using. Every managed Launchpad instance of AGPL-licensed software — Vault and Remote — serves its own /source page, linking to the complete corresponding source for the precise version that instance runs.
Questions about our stack or licensing?
We'll happily walk you through exactly what runs where, under which licence, and how it's kept patched.
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