Openldap
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
OpenLDAP is the incumbent open-source LDAP server — directory services for authentication, user management, address books, configuration storage. Long-running OSS project (>25 years), standard component in Unix-based infrastructure for centralized identity.
For traditional enterprise IT needing centralized directory services (still many do), OpenLDAP is the canonical choice.
What it's for
- Centralized authentication — single user database for many apps
- Active Directory alternative — on-prem directory without Microsoft
- Address book — global contact directory
- Group management — user groups for app permissions
- Configuration directory — centralized config storage
Who it's for
- Enterprise IT running centralized authentication
- Unix shops with traditional directory infrastructure
- Universities managing student / staff accounts
- Government / public sector under data sovereignty
- Legacy app environments with LDAP-only integration
Why teams pick OpenLDAP over alternatives
- OpenLDAP Public License — fully open
- Mature — production-deployed for 25+ years
- Standards-compliant — RFC-compliant LDAP v3
- Lightweight — runs on minimal hardware
- Universal client support — every language has LDAP client
- Active development — community + commercial maintenance
Integrations
- LDAP clients — Linux PAM, Windows AD integration, every language SDK
- Application LDAP — virtually any app supports LDAP auth
- Replication — multi-master + delta sync for HA
- Backup — slapcat for full backup, slapadd for restore
- Web UI — phpLDAPadmin / LDAP Account Manager for management
- Sync — sync with AD via custom scripts or commercial tools
- API — LDAP itself is the API
Notable users & community
- Used by Apache Software Foundation, Internet2, universities globally
- Backed by Symas (sustainable commercial OpenLDAP company)
- Long-running OSS project
- Active mailing list
- Standard tool in Unix IT
Tips & operations
- Schema design upfront — changing schema with data = pain
- Replication setup — multi-master for HA, master-slave simpler
- Backup is slapcat output — flat-file LDIF; trivial to backup
- TLS for client connections — never allow plaintext LDAP
- ACL discipline — define access policies carefully
- Performance tuning — index attributes used in searches
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker compose: OpenLDAP + phpLDAPadmin
- Pinned
osixia/openldap:1.5(release-tagged) - HTTPS via Let's Encrypt for admin UI
- Admin DN + password via env config
- TLS-enabled for client connections
- Persistent volumes for data + certs
- Backup hook covers data (LDIF dump)
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |