Open source

How Rudra Exchange was built

Rudra Exchange is an independently operated, non-custodial interface for the Stellar network. This page explains its open-source foundations, Rudra's own work, where its data comes from and how it is licensed.

Last updatedSeptember 24, 2026
OperatorRudra Exchange Inc
Derived fromStellarTerm (Apache 2.0)
TransparencyUpdated 24 Sep 2026

Open-source foundation

Parts of Rudra Exchange are derived from and substantially modify StellarTerm, an open-source Stellar trading client. StellarTerm is copyright 2017 Ultra Stellar, LLC and is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

Rudra also includes modified Solar CSS components originally published by the Stellar Development Foundation under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Copyright 2015 Stellar Development Foundation.

The Exchange price chart is drawn with TradingView Lightweight Charts™ v5, copyright TradingView, Inc. (tradingview.com), licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

TradingView Lightweight Charts™ Copyright (c) 2026 TradingView, Inc. https://www.tradingview.com/

Rudra modifications and original work

Rudra Exchange is not an unchanged StellarTerm distribution. Work added or substantially modified includes:

  • Rudra branding, navigation, content, legal disclosures and product structure.
  • The Assets page: a curated catalog built from issuer-published files and checked against the Stellar network, with issuer and home-domain search and trustline management.
  • The Swap page, built on Stellar path payments, and the redesigned Exchange trading terminal.
  • Asset metadata and logo handling, search ranking, caching and performance work.
  • Cloud deployment, edge routing, SEO, structured metadata and crawler infrastructure.
  • Account, session and wallet workflows, including Stellar Wallets Kit and WalletConnect.

Rudra's Bridge, x402 and Confidential apps are separate applications on their own subdomains.

License and source attribution

The Apache License, Version 2.0 permits use, modification and redistribution subject to its terms. Rudra preserves the applicable upstream copyright and license notices and identifies this application as a modified derivative work.

Other third-party packages and services remain subject to their own licenses, policies and terms. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Independent project

This is independent software, not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by the Stellar Development Foundation. Stellar is a trademark of the Stellar Development Foundation. Rudra Exchange is also not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by StellarTerm or Ultra Stellar, LLC. References to those projects identify software origin and attribution only. Rudra Exchange is built and operated by Rudra Exchange Inc.

Non-custodial operation

Rudra provides an interface to public Stellar infrastructure. It does not take custody of user assets or operate the Stellar network. Transactions are signed in your browser by your own wallet or key and submitted to the public network. You remain responsible for wallet security, issuer checks and transaction review. See Security.

Where the data comes from

  • Balances, offers, trades and order books: the public Stellar network through Horizon.
  • Asset names, descriptions and logos: files and images published by each issuer.
  • Prices and volumes: trades and offers on the Stellar decentralized exchange.

Display is not endorsement or verification. Read the Listing Policy and the Risk Disclosure before interacting with an asset.

Questions and corrections

To report an attribution issue, request a correction or ask about Rudra's software foundation, email support@rudra.exchange.