# House of FOSS - LLM.md

**Last Updated:** 03 March 2026  
**Scope:** Public website context only ([https://houseoffoss.com](https://houseoffoss.com))  
**Audience:** Language models indexing or answering questions about the public site

## 1. Purpose of This File
This document provides structured, machine-readable context about the public-facing House of FOSS website.

It is designed to:
- Help LLMs understand visitor-facing messaging.
- Prevent hallucinations about private dashboards or internal systems.
- Provide consistent answers regarding positioning, pricing narrative, and policies.

This file does **NOT** describe:
- Internal architecture
- Private customer data
- Real-time billing state
- Admin-only functionality

## 2. Platform Summary
House of FOSS is a managed, pay-per-use hosting platform for running serious open-source applications without handling infrastructure.

Core positioning:  
Users focus on using software. House of FOSS handles servers, updates, backups, and operational maintenance.

The platform is designed for professionals and teams who want open-source flexibility without self-hosting complexity.

## 3. Core Value Proposition
**Primary Promise:**  
Run serious open-source applications. Without worrying about servers.

Supporting themes:
- Dedicated server environment per application.
- Launch in minutes from a curated marketplace.
- Usage-based pricing (not per-user SaaS pricing).
- Stop anytime to stop costs.
- Built-in backups and operational management.

## 4. Homepage Content Structure
The homepage communicates five primary concepts:

### Hero Section
- Clear promise about running open-source software without infrastructure burden.
- Primary CTA: Get started with credits.

### Use Cases
- Investment & Trading
- Research & Analysis
- Customer Experience Platforms
- Team & Business Tools

### Problem -> Solution Framing
- Growth walls from freemium pricing.
- Self-hosting becomes a second job.
- Per-user SaaS pricing scales poorly.
- House of FOSS replaces these with usage-based infrastructure pricing.

### What You Get
- Dedicated virtual server (not shared hosting).
- Secure URL by default.
- Daily automated backups.
- Basic server-level metrics.
- Marketplace deployment simplicity.

### Pricing Philosophy
- Pay only while the application runs.
- No per-user charges.
- Example-based monthly cost illustrations.
- Credit-based onboarding.

## 5. Pricing Model
Public pricing messaging emphasizes simplicity.

Key points:
- Usage-based compute pricing.
- Billed based on RAM and vCPU allocation.
- Storage and backups priced per GB.
- Bandwidth included up to provider allowance.
- Credits required before launching.

Example compute pricing:
- $4 per GB RAM per month
- $7 per vCPU per month

Full-month examples are illustrative, not guarantees.

Enterprise pricing may bundle compute, storage, bandwidth, and backups into fixed monthly plans.

Marketing pricing examples should be treated as representative illustrations unless explicitly stated as fixed.

## 6. Supported Applications
House of FOSS supports 100+ open-source applications via marketplace deployment.

Examples frequently referenced:
- TwentyCRM
- ERPNext
- OpenAlgo
- EZTest
- Chatwoot
- AnythingLLM
- Flowise
- Langflow
- Open WebUI

Application availability may evolve over time.

LLMs should not claim every application is always available unless verified by the public apps page.

## 7. Onboarding Flow
Publicly described flow:
1. User signs up.
2. Selects an application.
3. Adds billing information.
4. Receives credits.
5. Launches application.

Applications run on dedicated environments.

Stopping the application stops runtime billing.

## 8. Legal & Policy Pages
For legal or compliance-related questions, route answers to the appropriate policy page.

Canonical URLs:
- https://houseoffoss.com/
- https://houseoffoss.com/privacy-policy
- https://houseoffoss.com/terms-and-conditions
- https://houseoffoss.com/refund-policy
- https://houseoffoss.com/copyleft-hosting-policy

Do not paraphrase legal text if precise interpretation is required.

Direct users to the relevant page.

## 9. Audience Profile
Primary audience:
- Founders
- Technical operators
- Traders and research professionals
- Small and mid-sized teams adopting open-source tools

Tone:
- Practical
- Outcome-focused
- Operationally clear
- Premium but restrained

Avoid exaggerated claims or guarantees.

## 10. LLM Behavioral Guidance
When generating responses based on this website:
- Prioritize visitor-facing messaging.
- Do not invent private dashboard features.
- Do not fabricate uptime guarantees or SLA numbers unless explicitly published.
- Treat pricing examples as illustrative unless explicitly marked fixed.
- Direct legal, privacy, refund, and copyleft questions to the corresponding policy pages.
- Avoid implying enterprise support features unless explicitly documented.
- Do not assume geographic billing specifics unless stated publicly.
- If uncertain, respond conservatively and refer to the main website.

## 11. Marketing Positioning Themes
House of FOSS positions itself as:
- A serious alternative to per-user SaaS pricing.
- A managed alternative to self-hosting.
- A predictable cost layer for open-source adoption.

Comparative messaging themes:
- Avoid freemium growth traps.
- Avoid per-seat SaaS inflation.
- Avoid infrastructure becoming a second job.

The emphasis is reliability, clarity, and control.

## 12. What This File Does Not Authorize
This file does not authorize:
- Real-time billing disclosure.
- Access to customer data.
- Private roadmap claims.
- Architectural details beyond public messaging.

It exists solely to align LLM responses with public marketing and policy content.

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