Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, completely. Seam(De)Stress is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and there is no license to purchase — no per-seat fee, no premium tier, no feature paywall. You self-host it, so the only ongoing cost is your own server.

Basic comfort with the command line is enough. If you can run docker compose up, you can have it running in a few minutes — database migrations run automatically, and flask seed sets up an admin account and demo data for you.

Yes. Every order gets a tokenized tracking link with a QR code. Clients open it on their phone to see a status timeline and a "ready for pickup" banner — no login required. Links are revocable and regenerable at any time from the staff order view.

Yes. Combine one or more orders into a sequentially-numbered invoice, download a branded PDF with a VAT breakdown, and track draft, sent, paid, and overdue status. Invoice numbering format is configurable from Settings, and invoicing is admin-only.

The staff back office and the client-facing portal and documents are available in Dutch (default), French, and English. Documents render in the client's own language regardless of which staff member is logged in.

Yes, and with no per-seat fee to worry about. Admins can create, edit, and deactivate staff and admin accounts from the app — no shell or database access needed. Invoicing is admin-only, matching a typical shop's separation between counter staff and the books.

Yes. Each garment can have EXIF-corrected, thumbnailed photos uploaded straight from a phone during intake, stored on a mounted volume alongside the rest of the order.

The app keeps working. Leave SMTP_HOST or TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID empty and notification attempts are simply logged as failed instead of erroring — you can add credentials later without anything breaking in the meantime.

Yes. Set up a Python virtual environment, install requirements-dev.txt, run flask db upgrade and flask seed, then flask run --debug. SQLite is supported for local development; PostgreSQL is recommended for production.

Since Seam(De)Stress is self-hosted, your client and order data never leaves your own server. Passwords are hashed with Argon2, sessions and forms are protected via Flask-Login and Flask-WTF, and login attempts are rate-limited by default.

Yes. Track thread, zippers, buttons, fabric, and other materials with quantity on hand, a low-stock indicator, and a full stock-movement audit log (received / consumed / adjusted). Picking a material on an order line consumes stock automatically and flows through to invoicing.

Open an issue or start a discussion on GitHub, or email info@drytrix.com directly. There's no paid support tier — community support via GitHub is the primary channel.