chmonitorGuide
Sign up for chmonitor Cloud
Create a free Cloud account and add your first host. Paid Polar checkout is a self-host commercial license, not Cloud seats.
chmonitor Cloud (dash.chmonitor.dev) is the hosted dashboard — sign in, connect ClickHouse or Postgres, and monitor. No infrastructure to run. Hosted Cloud does not sell seat or host plans.
Already self-hosting ClickHouse?
Prefer self-host plus an optional commercial license (yearly or lifetime, honor system). That is the paid path for operators who already run infra.
The sign-up flow
Sign in
Before signing in you can explore a live, public read-only demo cluster. Signing in hides the demo and shows your own setup.
Connect a host
There is no Polar plan picker. Add a ClickHouse or Postgres connection (see ClickHouse user & grants, or Connect a firewalled ClickHouse).
Hosted Cloud does not cap hosts or seats. AI daily caps still apply on the hosted product.
AI usage (hosted Cloud only)
Self-host OSS is not gated. These caps apply only on dash.chmonitor.dev.
| Caller | Daily AI messages | Overage |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous guest | 3 (CHM_GUEST_AI_REQUESTS_PER_DAY, default 3) | Hard cap — sign in for a plan allowance |
| Signed-in Free | 5 | Hard cap |
| Signed-in Pro | 100 | $5 per 2,000 messages past the daily allowance |
| Signed-in Max | 1,000 | $5 per 2,000 messages past the daily allowance |
| Enterprise | Unlimited (BYOK) | None |
Anonymous guests also have a tighter per-minute rate limit (RATE_LIMIT_AGENT_GUEST_PER_MIN, default 5). See AI agent configuration and environment variables.
Licenses (self-host)
Pricing
Buy Team or Unlimited — Polar checkout is the self-host license.
Register
Register your company after checkout (hooks.chmonitor.dev).
Commercial license
Honor system, no key. Cloud dashboard does not sell plans.
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Getting started
Run chmonitor against your ClickHouse instance in minutes.
ClickHouse user & grants
Create a safe read-only monitoring user with the minimal grants needed.
Commercial license
Optional yearly or lifetime license. Honor system, no key.
Self-host
Run chmonitor inside your network with every feature unlocked.