CertifiCat

Spec sheet

Purpose

CertifiCat is a self-hosted certificate generation and management solution for event organisers.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The project describes itself as a solution for event organisers managing and distributing certificates.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Admin panel

The admin panel lets organisers add events, upload templates, and generate certificates.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Authentication and database

CertifiCat uses Firebase for authentication and database services, with email/password authentication configured for the admin user.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Download page

Users can download certificates by entering a certificate code or user ID on the download page.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Firebase setup

The setup instructions require a Firebase project on the Blaze plan, with Firestore and Storage enabled.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Hosting

It can be hosted on your own server under your own domain.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Install and run

The README instructs users to clone the repository, install dependencies with Yarn, build the project, and start the server.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Open source

The project is open source, free to use, and licensed under AGPL-3.0.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Sign-up control

The README advises disabling Firebase sign-up to prevent other users from signing up.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Storage

It uses MongoDB to store certificate template base PDFs and requires a running MongoDB instance.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Templates

You can bring your own templates to generate certificates for multiple events.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Every CertifiCat plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Certificate Maker Software#18 of 287.7