Zelie terms of use

The rules for running Zelie and using its licence service.

Last updated: 23 October 2026

1. What Zelie is

Zelie is software made by Caria Core. It is licensed to you, not sold.

A licence lets you run Zelie under its plan:

  • Free: 3 game servers, 3 apps and 3 databases on each server.
  • Pro: one machine, with no limit on services.
  • Business: as many machines as its node package includes.

A licence is bound to the machines linked to it. Moving a licence to another machine is limited to 3 moves in 30 days.

2. What is not allowed

  • Getting around a plan’s limits or the licence check. That includes modifying, patching or reverse engineering Zelie to do it, and editing its licence or state files.
  • Faking or copying licence files.
  • Running one licence on more machines than it covers.
  • Sharing or reselling licences, download keys or install tokens.
  • Misusing the licence service on cariacore.com, for example with automated requests.

3. Earlier versions

Zelie v0.8.1 and older were published under the AGPL. Those versions stay under it, and these terms do not take away any right the AGPL gives for them.

These terms apply to later versions and to the licence service.

4. If the rules are broken

Caria Core acts in steps:

  1. 1First a warning, with 14 days to fix the problem.
  2. 2If it is not fixed, the licence is revoked.
  3. 3For serious or repeated breaches, the account is closed.

If a machine was flagged by mistake, for example taken for a copy, write to support@cariacore.com. A person looks at every appeal.

When a licence ends or is revoked, the server runs as Free. Nothing is deleted. Services beyond the Free limits become read-only, as described in When a plan ends.

5. Your data

Your data stays yours. What the licence service receives is described on Licence and privacy.

6. Early access, no warranty

Zelie is in early access. It is provided as is, without warranties. Keep backups of what matters to you.

Caria Core is not liable for lost data or downtime beyond what the law requires.

7. Changes to these terms

Changes are announced with their date on the updates page and on Discord.

Using the licence service after a change means accepting it.

8. Contact

Questions about these terms go to support@cariacore.com.

Zelie terms of use · the rules that come with a licence