Open Core HR documentation
Install Open Core HR, run your HR operations and get the most from every add-on.
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- Install with an AI agentLet Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot or Gemini set up Open Core HR for you, on your own computer or on a server, free, using this documentation.
- Installation overviewThe order of steps for installing and running a self-hosted Open Core HR server.
- Welcome to Open Core HRAn introduction to Open Core HR for employees, managers, HR teams and installers.
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Installation
Install, configure, update and troubleshoot a self-hosted Open Core HR server.
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- Install on cPanel
- Install on a Linux VPS
- Plesk, Apache and Windows
- Local development
- Configure and initialize
- Email, queues and real-time services
- Installation checklist
- Licences and activation
- Installing and managing add-ons
- Backups and updates
- Customization and integrations
- Building your own module
- Using AI coding agents
- Troubleshooting and FAQ
- Support and licences
Getting started
Sign in, change your password and find your way around the web and mobile apps.
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Self-service
Manage your profile, attendance, leave, expenses and calendar.
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Administration
Run employees, attendance, leave, approvals, master data, settings and permissions.
Field operations
Plan customer visits, record field work offline and track teams live.
Add-on modules
One guide for each optional module, from assets and loans to payroll and webhooks.
AI
Connect your own AI provider, control access and limits, and use the writing assistant, HR assistant and receipt scanning.
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Microsoft 365
Connect Microsoft 365 for account management, Outlook mail and calendar sync.
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SaaS
Sell hosted workspaces on subscription and manage a workspace subscription.
Built for AI agents
Every page of this documentation is available as Markdown, and the whole manual is published as llms.txt and llms-full.txt. Paste a page into your AI tool, or point your coding agent at the full manual.
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- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- GitHub Copilot
- Gemini
- Grok
- Perplexity
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