docuseal

Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️

⭐ 18,329 stars on GitHub · 🍴 1,833 forks · 📜 License: agpl-3.0 · 💻 Language: Ruby

What is docuseal?

Dropping expensive per-envelope SaaS fees for digital signatures is finally viable with a self-hosted platform that keeps sensitive PDF data strictly on your own infrastructure. Built on Ruby and Hotwire, it provides a mobile-optimized signing experience that matches

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ document-signing
• 🏷️ documents
• 🏷️ e-signature
• 🏷️ hotwired-turbo
• 🏷️ open-source
• 🏷️ pdf
• 🏷️ pdf-sign
• 🏷️ pdf-signature
• 🏷️ ruby-on-rails
• 🏷️ self-hosted

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Quick install

The project supports Docker Compose:

git clone https://github.com/docusealco/docuseal.git
cd docuseal
docker compose up -d

Check the README in the repo for required env variables.

Minimum system requirements

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: docusealco/docuseal
• 🌐 Homepage: https://www.docuseal.com
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 22/08/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.