Alexdrone Buffer by alexdrone

Swift μ-framework for efficient array diffs and datasource adapters.

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Verdict 48/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 7.8 years ago

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

Health score
48 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
350
13 forks

About Alexdrone Buffer

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

Swift μ-framework for efficient array diffs, collection observation and data source implementation.

If you use xcodegen add the framework to your project.yml like so: Installation with CocoaPods/Carthage (deprecated)

Health score breakdown

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

activity
53
maturity
76
community
44
security
70
sustainability
33
adoption
19

Adoption signals

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

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GitHub stars 350 github.com/alexdrone/Buffer
GitHub forks 13 github.com/alexdrone/Buffer

Release & maintenance

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

Project age10.0 yearssince May 2016
Last commit6.6 years agoOct 7, 2019
Releases shipped8last: 7.8 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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