Hi.Events
Open-source event management and ticket selling platform — perfect for concerts, conferences, and everything in between 🎟️ If you find this project helpful, please consider giving us a star ⭐️
Sell tickets online for conferences, nightlife events, concerts, club nights, workshops, and festivals. Self-hosted or cloud. Your events, your brand, your data. The project is written primarily in PHP, distributed under the Other license, first published in 2023. It has gained significant community traction with 3,879 stars and 663 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: attendize-alternative, door-management, event-check-in, event-management, event-registration.
Hi.Events
Open-source event ticketing and management platform
Sell tickets online for conferences, nightlife events, concerts, club nights, workshops, and festivals.
Self-hosted or cloud. Your events, your brand, your data.
Try Cloud → · Live Demo · Documentation · Website
<a href="https://trendshift.io/repositories/10563" target="_blank"> <img src="https://trendshift.io/api/badge/repositories/10563" alt="HiEventsDev%2Fhi.events | Trendshift" width="250" height="55"/> </a> <p> <a href="README.de.md">Deutsch</a> · <a href="README.pt.md">Português</a> · <a href="README.fr.md">Français</a> · <a href="README.it.md">Italiano</a> · <a href="README.nl.md">Nederlands</a> · <a href="README.es.md">Español</a> · <a href="README.zh-cn.md">中文</a> · <a href="README.zh-hk.md">繁體中文</a> · <a href="README.ja.md">日本語</a> · <a href="README.vi.md">Tiếng Việt</a> · <a href="README.tr.md">Türkçe</a> · <a href="README.hu.md">Magyar</a> · <a href="README.pl.md">Polski</a> </p> </div> <br>Why Hi.Events?
Most ticketing platforms charge per-ticket fees and lock your data into their ecosystem. Hi.Events is a modern,
open-source alternative to Eventbrite, Tickettailor, Dice.fm, and other ticketing platforms for organizers who want
full control over branding, checkout, data, and infrastructure.
Built for nightlife promoters, festival organizers, venues, community groups, and conference hosts.
<br> <img alt="Hi.Events Dashboard" src="https://hievents-public.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/website/github-screenshot.png"/> <br>Features
<table> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="top">🎟️ Ticketing & Sales
- Flexible ticket types (free, paid, donation, tiered)
- Hidden and locked tickets behind promo codes
- Promo codes and pre-sale access
- Product add-ons (merch, upgrades, extras)
- Product categories for organization
- Full tax and fee support (VAT, service fees)
- Capacity management and shared limits
🎨 Branding & Customization
- Beautiful, conversion-optimized checkout
- Customizable PDF ticket designs
- Branded organizer homepage
- Drag-and-drop event page builder
- Embeddable ticket widget
- SEO tools (meta tags, Open Graph)
👥 Attendee Management
- Custom checkout questions
- Advanced search, filtering, and export (CSV/XLSX)
- Full and partial refunds
- Bulk messaging by ticket type
- QR code check-in with scan logs
- Access-controlled check-in lists
📊 Analytics & Growth
- Real-time sales dashboard
- Affiliate and referral tracking
- Advanced reporting (sales, tax, promos)
- Webhooks (Zapier, Make, CRMs)
⚙️ Operations
Multi-user roles and permissions · Stripe Connect instant payouts · Offline payment methods · Offline event support ·
Automatic invoicing · Event archive · Multi-language support · Full REST API
Compare
| Feature | Hi.Events | Eventbrite | Tickettailor | Dice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted option | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Open source | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| No per-ticket fees (self-hosted) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Full custom branding | ✅ | Limited | ✅ | Limited |
| Affiliate tracking | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| API access | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Limited |
| Own your data | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Quick Start
One-Click Deploy
Docker
bashgit clone git@github.com:HiEventsDev/hi.events.git cd hi.events/docker/all-in-one # Generate keys (Linux/macOS) echo "APP_KEY=base64:$(openssl rand -base64 32)" >> .env echo "JWT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32)" >> .env docker compose up -d
[!TIP]
Windows users: See./docker/all-in-one/README.mdfor key generation instructions.
Open http://localhost:8123 and create your account.
Hi.Events Cloud
Prefer not to self-host? Hi.Events Cloud is a fully
managed option with zero setup, automatic updates, and managed infrastructure.
Contributing
We welcome contributions. See the contributing guide for details.
<br>Support
📖 Documentation · 📧 hello@hi.events ·
🐛 GitHub Issues
Changelog
Stay updated with new features and improvements on
the releases page.
License
Hi.Events is licensed under AGPL-3.0 with additional terms. Commercial licensing
available. Learn more.
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