HRPulsar

Open source talent & competency management platform.

Manage competencies, run 360° assessments, build development plans, and track employee growth — all in one place. Self-host on your servers or use the cloud.

Features

• Competency Frameworks — Build hierarchical competency trees with skill levels, behavioral indicators, and learning materials
• 360° Assessments — Self, 180°, and 360° assessments with configurable answer scales and calibration
• Personal Development Plans — Goal-based development plans tied to assessment results with progress tracking
• Grade System — Career ladders linking specializations, grades, and required competencies
• Exams & Knowledge Tests — Mass and individual exams with multiple question types and auto-scoring
• Talent Market — Internal marketplace for vacancies, projects, and talent matching
• AI-Powered — LLM-based competency generation, indicator suggestions, and semantic search
• Analytics & Reports — Assessment statistics, competency matrices, and Excel exports
• Multi-tenant — Isolated data per organization with system-wide reference data
• API-First — 500+ REST API endpoints with Swagger documentation

Quick Start

Self-Hosted (Docker)

git clone https://github.com/HRPulsar/hrpulsar.git
cd hrpulsar
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env: set JWT_SECRET, POSTGRES_PASSWORD, and an email provider
# (SMTP_* or RESEND_API_KEY) — sign-up confirmation links arrive by email
docker compose -f docker-compose.self-hosted.yml up -d --build

Open http://localhost and create your account. See the Self-Hosted Deployment Guide for details.

Development

git clone https://github.com/HRPulsar/hrpulsar.git
cd hrpulsar
docker compose up -d          # Start PostgreSQL + Redis
make install-dev               # Install dependencies
make migrate                   # Run database migrations
make run                       # Start backend (8100) + frontend (3100)

Tech Stack

API Documentation

After starting the backend, visit http://localhost:8100/api/docs (development) for interactive Swagger UI. In the self-hosted Docker setup, Swagger is served through the reverse proxy at http://localhost/api/docs.

Documentation

• Self-Hosted Deployment Guide
• Environment Variables Reference

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for the development setup and guidelines, and SECURITY.md for reporting vulnerabilities.

License

HRPulsar Community Edition is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0, with an additional section 7 permission for combining with Enterprise Edition modules — see NOTICE.

An Enterprise Edition with additional features (admin panel, billing, advanced analytics) is available under a separate commercial license. Contact support@hrpulsar.com for details.