Motrix by agalwood

A full-featured download manager.

Motrix interface screenshot from project README
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Verdict 70/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 3.0 years ago

Self-host Motrix on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
70 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
52k
4.9k forks

About Motrix

From the project's README at github.com/agalwood/Motrix. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

Motrix is a full-featured download manager that supports downloading HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, etc.

Motrix has a clean and easy to use interface. I hope you will like it .

It is recommended to install Motrix using the installation package (Motrix-Setup-x.y.z.exe) to ensure a complete experience, such as associating torrent files, capturing magnet links, etc.

If you use package management tools to manage applications on Windows, such as Chocolatey, [scoop](https:

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
80
maturity
100
community
69
security
70
sustainability
65
adoption
43

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 52k github.com/agalwood/Motrix
GitHub forks 4.9k github.com/agalwood/Motrix
NPM downloads (last month) 136 motrix

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age7.4 yearssince Dec 2018
Last commit1.8 years agoJul 11, 2024
Releases shipped21last: 3.0 years ago

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Ready to self-host Motrix?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

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