Ok, but Does It Scale?

Re:Ok, but Does It Scale? by themgt on Friday September 04, 2026 @11:07AM (#49565775)

> You get to deploy your server logic directly into the database

> You may make use of the Licensed Work provided your application or service uses the Licensed Work with no more than one SpacetimeDB instance in production and provided that you do not use the Licensed Work for a Database Service.

Therefore, as an OSS product, SpacetimeDB does not scale.

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Re:Ok, but Does It Scale? by gefjon on Friday September 04, 2026 @11:38AM (#49566181)

SpacetimeDB is not Open Source Software. It is "source-available," but is a commercial product.

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Re:Ok, but Does It Scale? by luhn on Friday September 04, 2026 @12:49PM (#49567081)

Interesting, it seems that it's Source Available but converts to Open Source (AGPL) in 2031. First time I've seen licensing like that.

https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/blob/master/LIC...

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Re:Ok, but Does It Scale? by magicmicah85 on Friday September 04, 2026 @01:54PM (#49567945)

The date keeps changing on each release so every version bump becomes AGPL five years from the date its published. Its an interesting model, but necessary to be aware of the nuance in case you ever want to consume it.

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Re:Ok, but Does It Scale? by odo1242 on Friday September 04, 2026 @01:26PM (#49567545)

ml5.js has a similar license: https://github.com/ml5js/ml5-library?tab=License-1-ov-file

Their license is basically "use freely unless our community decides you violated the code of conduct, for three years"

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Re:Ok, but Does It Scale? by a2ff6eeb0 on Friday September 04, 2026 @05:01PM (#49570153)

But given that it's vibe coded, it's probably in the public domain. Check with your lawyers :)

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