Keyway documentation
Coworking software that does not charge you per member.
Before you start
- An Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 server of your own, with Node.js 20 or newer and PostgreSQL
- Shell access and someone comfortable deploying a Node application
- A domain and an SSL certificate
- Door hardware with an API, if you want access control tied to membership status
A Node application on an Ubuntu server of your own, with PostgreSQL. No per-member charge, however many members you sign up.
What it does not do
- It is not a hosted platform. You run it on your own Ubuntu server, which is why there is no per-member fee.
- It does not come with door hardware, and which lock you own decides how much integration work there is.
- It does not take card payments on its own. Invoicing and payment tracking are here; the gateway is your arrangement.
- It is not accounting software.
What is in the download
The full source of the application: members and plans, desks and rooms, bookings, invoicing, door access integration and the reporting behind them.
It runs on your own Ubuntu server. No per-member fee, and no component that stops working if we do.
Installing it
Provision Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 with Node.js 20 or newer and PostgreSQL. Put it behind a reverse proxy with a certificate before members ever see it.
Create the database, configure the environment, run the migrations, and start the application under a process manager so it survives a reboot.
Create the first administrator, then build the floor: desks and rooms before members and plans.
Running a space on it
Model the building as it is, not as the plan says. A desk that is never sold because it is next to the printer should be marked that way, or the floor view stops being trusted.
Decide the meeting-room credit policy before you sign anybody up. Changing credits mid-contract is a conversation with every member at once.
Connect door access last, after memberships and renewals are behaving. A door that locks out a paying member is the one failure a coworking space cannot absorb quietly.
Licence, updates and support
- One licence covers 1 coworking space, on a server of your own.
- 1 year of updates, from the date of purchase.
- 1 year of email support.
- Instant download + licence key by email
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Questions this page does not answer go to support@webkoding.com. If you bought from us and cannot find your licence key, look it up here.
Common questions
How much does it cost at three hundred members?
The same as at three. That is the point: every hosted coworking platform takes a monthly fee that grows with your membership, and this is the same job bought once.
Do I need a developer to install it?
Someone comfortable with a Node application, PostgreSQL and a reverse proxy on Ubuntu. It is a straightforward deployment, but it is a deployment.
Does the door access actually work, or is it a status field?
It integrates with door hardware, so a lapsed member stops getting in. Which hardware you have determines the work involved — the integration point is real, the specific lock is yours.
How are meeting rooms priced?
With credits and overage rules, because that is how coworking actually sells rooms: a number included in the plan, and a rate beyond it.
Can I get my data out?
It is your PostgreSQL database on your server. Getting data out is a matter of running a query, not of asking a vendor.