Magnificent.js by AndersDJohnson

Zoom responsively, images & more, w/ jQuery.

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Verdict 56/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 9.8 years ago

Self-host Magnificent.js on hetzner for $4.13/mo and save approximately $118/year vs Zoom.

Health score
56 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
168
45 forks

About Magnificent.js

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

> Zoom responsively. A jQuery plugin for responsive zoom of images & more!

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[](https://gitter.im/AndersDJohnson/magnificent.js?utmsource=badge&utmmedium=badge&utmcampaign=pr-badge&utmcontent=badge) Table of Contents

<!-- toc --> Demo Features 2.0 2.1 2.2 Install Bower npm Manual Usage Load Integrate Analytics Contributing Build Docs Tests v1.x Alternatives License

Health score breakdown

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

activity
58
maturity
70
community
51
security
70
sustainability
88
adoption
20

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 168 github.com/AndersDJohnson/magnificent.js
GitHub forks 45 github.com/AndersDJohnson/magnificent.js

Release & maintenance

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

Project age12.8 yearssince Jul 2013
Last commit3.3 years agoJan 12, 2023
Releases shipped5last: 9.8 years ago
Funding links1declared by maintainers

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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