OpenRSVP

Spec sheet

Purpose

OpenRSVP creates event invitations and manages RSVPs on a privacy-first, self-hosted platform.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openrsvp.app

Intended users

The site presents OpenRSVP for birthdays, gatherings, and celebrations, and says it is suited to organizers who value privacy and design.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openrsvp.app

Audience

The site describes it as suitable for birthdays, gatherings, and celebrations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · openrsvp.app

Deployment

The project documents Docker deployment and supports SQLite or PostgreSQL databases.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

API

The project documents API endpoints under /api/v1.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

The repository lists honeypot fields and IP-based rate limiting for bot protection.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Privacy

The site says OpenRSVP has no tracking or ads and automatically deletes guest data after an event; the repository describes a configurable retention period that defaults to 30 days post-event.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openrsvp.app

License

The site describes OpenRSVP as MIT licensed and customizable.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openrsvp.app

Deployment and storage

OpenRSVP is self-hosted, deployable as a Docker container, and supports SQLite or PostgreSQL.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Event tools

The project lists scheduled reminders, two-way organizer and attendee messaging, CSV guest-list import, and event guestbooks.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Guest responses

Guests can RSVP with one click without creating an account, and organizers can track dietary needs and plus-ones.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Guest RSVPs

Guests can RSVP without creating an account, and organizers can track dietary requirements and plus-ones.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Invitations

The site says users can choose themed templates and customize colors and fonts.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openrsvp.app

Messaging

Organizers and attendees can communicate through two-way messaging, with scheduled event reminders also available.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Notifications

The project supports email providers SMTP, SendGrid, and SES, plus SMS providers Twilio, Vonage, and Amazon SNS.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Retention

The repository says data deletion uses a configurable retention period that defaults to 30 days after the event.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security limitation

The repository says SendGrid and SES delivery webhooks record bounces and complaints but do not yet verify provider signatures.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Templates

It offers five customizable invitation themes with options for colors, fonts, and text.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Webhooks

Organizers can register event webhooks, whose payloads are signed with HMAC.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Invitation Maker Software#22 of 247.1