Stitching together separate SaaS subscriptions for applicant tracking, time-off requests, expense approvals, and monthly payroll creates fragmented employee records and costly per-seat bills; Frappe HR consolidates over 13 human resource modules into one self-hosted platform. People operations teams manage the complete employee lifecycle from job openings, interview assessments, and offer letters through structured onboarding, internal transfers, promotions, and exit interviews. Shift planners organize rotational rosters and capture geolocation-verified attendance check-ins, while employees request leave against regional holiday calendars and multi-tier policies. Finance and payroll managers build custom salary structures, configure regional income tax slabs, process regular or off-cycle payslips, and reconcile employee expense claims and cash advances directly with ERPNext accounting ledgers. Goal tracking and appraisal cycles align individual key result areas (KRAs) with self-evaluations and manager feedback scores. A progressive web app interface lets staff submit leave requests, log attendance, and file expense receipts from their phones. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL-3.0 licensed.