<<<<<<< HEAD
The lightweight, community-led alternative the ecosystem has been starving for.
Fast. Modular. Completely free. No corporate backing, no hidden pricing, no VC-funding pressures.
Quick Start · Features · Installation · Contributing · Community · License
For years, we've watched the tools we depend on swell into bloated, over-engineered monoliths. Every "update" brings another paywall. Another feature gate. Another VC-funded pivot toward enterprise contracts and away from the developers who built the community in the first place.
Software wasn't supposed to be this way.
We started with simple needs: fast, reliable, composable tools that respect our time and our autonomy. Instead, we got platforms with 47 tabs of configuration, mandatory SaaS dashboards, and pricing tiers that punish you for growing. The tools that once felt like craft now feel like contracts.
Beemuu is the lightweight, community-led alternative the ecosystem has been starving for.
Built by developers, for developers. No feature bloat. No VC boardrooms dictating the roadmap. No "freemium" traps waiting to spring on your next deploy. Just sharp, focused engineering that solves real problems without creating new ones.
| Principle | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Fast by default | Optimized for cold starts, low memory, and zero ceremony. If it takes longer to configure than to run, we've failed. |
| Modular to the core | Import what you need. Leave the rest. No all-or-nothing bundles forcing you to ship megabytes of unused code. |
| Community-owned | Every feature, every fix, every decision is shaped by the people using it. No corporate overlord. No hidden agenda. |
| 100% Free Forever | MIT licensed. No SaaS upsells. No "enterprise edition" stripping out basic functionality. This is public infrastructure, not a product pitch. |
Beemuu will never take funding that forces us to betray the community. We will never hide features behind paywalls. We will never prioritize a sales deck over a bug report.
This is open-source craft, uncorrupted.
If you're tired of tools that treat you like a revenue line item, join us. Star the repo. Open an issue. Submit a PR. Or just use it and tell us what broke.
The future of developer tooling doesn't belong to shareholders. It belongs to us.
Get Beemuu running in under 30 seconds:
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ohgeeceee/beemuu.git
cd beemuu
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Start Beemuu
npm run devThat's it. No Docker. No cloud signup. No API keys. Just npm run dev and you're live.
# Or try it directly with npx (no install required)
npx beemuu@latestnpm install beemuu
# or
yarn add beemuu
# or
pnpm add beemuu<script src="https://unpkg.com/beemuu@latest/dist/beemuu.min.js"></script>| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Node.js | 18.x | 20.x LTS |
| RAM | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Disk | 10 MB | 20 MB |
Beemuu is intentionally lightweight. It runs on a Raspberry Pi, a $5 VPS, or your laptop without breaking a sweat.
- Zero-config startup — Sensible defaults that work out of the box. Override only what you need.
- Composable architecture — Pick the modules you need. Mix, match, and extend without vendor lock-in.
- Blazing fast — Cold starts in milliseconds. Sub-second reloads. Built for speed, not feature checklists.
- Framework-agnostic — Works with whatever stack you're already using. No rewrites required.
- Developer-first DX — Clear error messages, great autocomplete, and docs that actually help.
- Community roadmap — No secret product plans. Every major decision is discussed publicly before it ships.
Beemuu is a community project, and we mean it. Whether you're fixing a typo, reporting a bug, or proposing a major feature, your contribution matters.
- Check existing issues — Someone may already be working on it. If not, open a new one.
- Fork & branch — Create a feature branch from
main. - Write clean code — Follow the existing style. Add tests if you're changing logic.
- Open a Pull Request — Fill out the PR template. Link the related issue. We'll review it promptly.
- Every PR gets a review within 48 hours. No exceptions.
- Every contributor gets credit. Your name will appear in
CONTRIBUTORS.mdand the release notes. - No idea is too small. Documentation fixes, typo corrections, and accessibility improvements are first-class contributions.
Read the full Contributing Guide for setup instructions, coding standards, and commit conventions.
This project lives and dies by its community. Here's where the conversation happens:
| Platform | Purpose | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Issues | Bug reports, feature requests, technical discussion | Open an Issue |
| GitHub Discussions | Roadmap proposals, Q&A, show-and-tell | Join the Discussion |
| Discord | Real-time chat, quick help, community hangout | Join Discord |
- Every Issue Gets a Human Response Within 48 Hours — Silence kills trust. We respond, acknowledge, and set expectations.
- No Feature Is "Accepted" Without Public Discussion — Major decisions are made in the open, not in private Slack channels.
- Credit Is Public, Permanent, and Prominent — Every contributor is named in release notes and
CONTRIBUTORS.md. - Transparency Is Default — Roadmap, finances, and decisions are public. No backroom deals.
Read the full Community Framework to understand how we protect the democracy of this project.
Beemuu is released under the MIT License.
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2025 Beemuu Contributors
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
Built with craft, not capital.
Star us on GitHub · Join the Discord · Spread the word
The lightweight, community-led alternative the ecosystem has been starving for.
Fast. Modular. Completely free. No corporate backing, no hidden pricing, no VC-funding pressures.
Quick Start · Features · Installation · Contributing · Community · License
For years, we've watched the tools we depend on swell into bloated, over-engineered monoliths. Every "update" brings another paywall. Another feature gate. Another VC-funded pivot toward enterprise contracts and away from the developers who built the community in the first place.
Software wasn't supposed to be this way.
We started with simple needs: fast, reliable, composable tools that respect our time and our autonomy. Instead, we got platforms with 47 tabs of configuration, mandatory SaaS dashboards, and pricing tiers that punish you for growing. The tools that once felt like craft now feel like contracts.
Beemuu is the lightweight, community-led alternative the ecosystem has been starving for.
Built by developers, for developers. No feature bloat. No VC boardrooms dictating the roadmap. No "freemium" traps waiting to spring on your next deploy. Just sharp, focused engineering that solves real problems without creating new ones.
| Principle | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Fast by default | Optimized for cold starts, low memory, and zero ceremony. If it takes longer to configure than to run, we've failed. |
| Modular to the core | Import what you need. Leave the rest. No all-or-nothing bundles forcing you to ship megabytes of unused code. |
| Community-owned | Every feature, every fix, every decision is shaped by the people using it. No corporate overlord. No hidden agenda. |
| 100% Free Forever | MIT licensed. No SaaS upsells. No "enterprise edition" stripping out basic functionality. This is public infrastructure, not a product pitch. |
Beemuu will never take funding that forces us to betray the community. We will never hide features behind paywalls. We will never prioritize a sales deck over a bug report.
This is open-source craft, uncorrupted.
If you're tired of tools that treat you like a revenue line item, join us. Star the repo. Open an issue. Submit a PR. Or just use it and tell us what broke.
The future of developer tooling doesn't belong to shareholders. It belongs to us.
Get Beemuu running in under 30 seconds:
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ohgeeceee/beemuu.git
cd beemuu
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Start Beemuu
npm run devThat's it. No Docker. No cloud signup. No API keys. Just npm run dev and you're live.
# Or try it directly with npx (no install required)
npx beemuu@latestnpm install beemuu
# or
yarn add beemuu
# or
pnpm add beemuu<script src="https://unpkg.com/beemuu@latest/dist/beemuu.min.js"></script>| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Node.js | 18.x | 20.x LTS |
| RAM | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Disk | 10 MB | 20 MB |
Beemuu is intentionally lightweight. It runs on a Raspberry Pi, a $5 VPS, or your laptop without breaking a sweat.
- Zero-config startup — Sensible defaults that work out of the box. Override only what you need.
- Composable architecture — Pick the modules you need. Mix, match, and extend without vendor lock-in.
- Blazing fast — Cold starts in milliseconds. Sub-second reloads. Built for speed, not feature checklists.
- Framework-agnostic — Works with whatever stack you're already using. No rewrites required.
- Developer-first DX — Clear error messages, great autocomplete, and docs that actually help.
- Community roadmap — No secret product plans. Every major decision is discussed publicly before it ships.
Beemuu is a community project, and we mean it. Whether you're fixing a typo, reporting a bug, or proposing a major feature, your contribution matters.
- Check existing issues — Someone may already be working on it. If not, open a new one.
- Fork & branch — Create a feature branch from
main. - Write clean code — Follow the existing style. Add tests if you're changing logic.
- Open a Pull Request — Fill out the PR template. Link the related issue. We'll review it promptly.
- Every PR gets a review within 48 hours. No exceptions.
- Every contributor gets credit. Your name will appear in
CONTRIBUTORS.mdand the release notes. - No idea is too small. Documentation fixes, typo corrections, and accessibility improvements are first-class contributions.
Read the full Contributing Guide for setup instructions, coding standards, and commit conventions.
This project lives and dies by its community. Here's where the conversation happens:
| Platform | Purpose | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Issues | Bug reports, feature requests, technical discussion | Open an Issue |
| GitHub Discussions | Roadmap proposals, Q&A, show-and-tell | Join the Discussion |
| Discord | Real-time chat, quick help, community hangout | Join Discord |
- Every Issue Gets a Human Response Within 48 Hours — Silence kills trust. We respond, acknowledge, and set expectations.
- No Feature Is "Accepted" Without Public Discussion — Major decisions are made in the open, not in private Slack channels.
- Credit Is Public, Permanent, and Prominent — Every contributor is named in release notes and
CONTRIBUTORS.md. - Transparency Is Default — Roadmap, finances, and decisions are public. No backroom deals.
Read the full Community Framework to understand how we protect the democracy of this project.
Beemuu is released under the MIT License.
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2025 Beemuu Contributors
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
Built with craft, not capital.
Star us on GitHub · Join the Discord · Spread the word
⭐ Star · 🍴 Fork · 🐛 Report Bug