Artalk by ArtalkJS

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Verdict 71/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 24 days ago

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

Health score
71 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
2.2k
189 forks

About Artalk

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

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Homepage • Documentation • Latest Release • Changelog • 简体中文

Health score breakdown

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

activity
53
maturity
100
community
82
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
29

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 2.2k github.com/ArtalkJS/Artalk
GitHub forks 189 github.com/ArtalkJS/Artalk

Release & maintenance

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

Project age7.6 yearssince Oct 2018
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped36last: 24 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links2declared 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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Ready to self-host Artalk?

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

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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