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Appwrite by appwrite

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Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more

Appwrite interface screenshot from project README
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Verdict 81/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 1/5 setup difficulty 10315k docker pulls 2 open CVEs Last release 1 months ago

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

Deploy Appwrite on hetzner → View on GitHub
Health score
81 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
1 /5
One-click deploy
GitHub stars
56k
5.3k forks

About Appwrite

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

> We just announced DB operators for Appwrite Databases - Learn more

Appwrite is a best-in-class, developer-first platform that gives builders everything they need to create scalable, stable, and production-ready software, fast.

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Health score breakdown

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

activity
100
maturity
100
community
88
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
44

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 56k github.com/appwrite/appwrite
GitHub forks 5.3k github.com/appwrite/appwrite
Docker Hub pulls 10315k hub.docker.com / appwrite
NPM downloads (last month) 188k appwrite

Release & maintenance

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

Project age7.1 yearssince Apr 2019
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped127last: 1 months ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared 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 →

Security advisories

5 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 2 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: CVE-2022-25377.

What people say on Hacker News

Replaces these paid SaaS

Appwrite is one of the open-source alternatives to:

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Ready to self-host Appwrite?

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

Deploy on hetzner → $4.13/mo Read install docs on GitHub

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

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