# CourseLit

> CourseLit is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the learning management (LMS) category. Sell courses and digital downloads from your own site, with course authoring, Stripe payments and a website builder. It has 1,269 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Teachable and Thinkific.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/codelitdev/courselit |
| Website | https://courselit.app/ |
| GitHub stars | 1,269 |
| Forks | 260 |
| Open issues | 229 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker |
| Categories | Learning Management (LMS) |
| Commits, last 12 months | 135 |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Latest release | v0.74.2 (Jul 18, 2026) |
| Created | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: course, blog, self-hosted, courses, cms, cms-framework, teachable, thinkific, ghost, lms

## Install

CourseLit ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/codelitdev/courselit for the image name and environment variables.

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## CourseLit replaces

- [Teachable alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/teachable): A hosted platform for creating and selling online courses and coaching.
- [Thinkific alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/thinkific): A hosted platform for building, marketing and selling online courses and communities.

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