First, tell us who you are.
The docs get easier when the path starts with you. Individuals get a short setup. Organizations get identity, policy, audit, and rollout guidance.
I'm protecting my own agents
Start with the desktop client, then choose personal OpenLeash Cloud or Individual Open Source. Solo users stay out of the dashboard.
- No company setup
- No CISO dashboard
- Hosted or local backend
We're rolling this out for a team
Start with identity, policy, approvals, audit, and client rollout. Choose hosted or customer-hosted.
- Identity and users
- Dashboard for admins
- Cloud or Private Cloud
Already Know The Mode?
OpenLeash has three backend-backed modes: Individual Open Source, OpenLeash Cloud, and Private Cloud.
Individual Open Source
I want the real OpenLeash backend and Postgres on my own machine, without a cloud account.
- Local client-api + Postgres
- Bring your own LLM key
- No cloud sign-in
OpenLeash Cloud
I want a hosted account for myself, but I am not managing a company.
- Sign up in place
- Install desktop client
- No dashboard
OpenLeash Cloud
We want OpenLeash hosted for our company, with policy and audit.
- Work identity
- CISO dashboard
- Managed rollout
Private Cloud
We need to host the APIs, dashboard, database, and identity ourselves.
- Customer Postgres
- Customer IdP
- Open-source core
Quick Decision
Read this like a normal person in a hurry.
Run the real client-api and Postgres locally. No OpenLeash Cloud account.
Create a personal account where you started. Still no dashboard.
Use work identity, then configure users and policy in the dashboard.
Run the public core in your own environment.
Next Step
Choose the full journey that matches you.