Self-hosted: Create organization gone?

How do I create a new Organization within Appwrite 2.6.2? I just updated my self-hosted instance and see no way in the console to add a new Organization? I have 7 orgs already, and I used to add one semi-frequently, so I'm aware that it used to work. Can someone help me find what I'm missing?

@Orion This is expected. Since 2.1, self hosted Appwrite supports a single organization per instance. Any organizations you had before upgrading are preserved and you can still switch between them, but creating new ones is no longer allowed. This is enforced by the server, so the API is subject to the same limit. cc @Chirag Aggarwal

@Harsh why was this decision made? this takes away uses of the software that you damn well know people used. are we stuck then maintaining features for which we "aren't allowed" to use? what is the point of making this software "free and open" source if you impose such restrictions?

This feature is now available under enterprise self hosted edition. Most of the use for it was for organization that are able more than capable to pay for a premium edition. Prices range for smaller teams to enterprises to allow variety of uses and make sure Appwrite keeps being sustainable and affordable for others. If you want more information about premium features you can contact sales@appwrite.io. If you're looking for a workaround and so you don't pay or support the Appwrite team, you can maintain separate instances per organization or clients you work with.

I support 35 non-profits with 4 Appwrite self-hosted instances. I fully support the idea of you guys charging for the work you put into Appwrite, as it is genuinely an incredible application. in fact, my very first flirt with Appwrite was my paid account for about 2 years. I do this all on the side and don't charge for database-related costs because of how easy and simple Appwrite has made it for my team and my clients.

the whole point of going self-hosted was that I could completely and independently support my entire infrastructure. now, a feature that I used to have full access and control over is now completely blocked behind a price that I can't see until I wait for an email response from a salesperson who likely does not have my best interest at heart. the whole reason I use so much free and open source software is control, privacy, and accountability being under one roof that I command, mostly for ease of my clients.

I do fully admit to paying some Enterprise licenses, just because there is no real foss resource that exists for me to replace it with. I also freely admit that I use resources that operate on a "freemium" basis. however, I try not to associate with businesses that take away features that were previously free and add them to paid plans, particularly when the paid plan has a nebulous cost.

I'm very sorry for this and acknowledge that we can't create limitations that are perfect fit for every scenario.

That said, we do need to be fair to our work and business as much as we care for our customers and free users. These kind of limitations are crucial so Appwrite can succeed as a company, business and also as an open source community. Eventually this is a small team behind a very large and wide platform, most of our team members spend up to 16h work days frequently just because how passionate they are to keep shipping cool and reliable stuff to all of you. All these people have to put food on their tables.

We do have discounts for non profit premium plan, but this is considered case by case. About our sales team (which is 2 people including myself), I can assure we have our customers interest in mind and is our top and most important interest, no good sales deal can be done when both parties are not happy. This is btw true to any kind of relationship between people 😉

That is understandable, and I get it. Its just frustrating to see as a proxy of the service.

Might you enlighten me on the telemetry requirements and if HA or multi-instance setups are allowed on this enterprise plan? I have contracts for those so it would be a requirement. I don't see that information on the enterprise section of the Appwrite website (which I might also be confusing with normal hosted enterprise?)