asciinema server by asciinema
Platform for hosting and sharing terminal session recordings
About asciinema server
From the project's README at github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
asciinema server is a server-side component of the asciinema ecosystem.
It implements a hosting platform for terminal session recordings and live streaming. It offers a familiar web interface for viewing, browsing, sharing and managing recordings and streams. This includes HTTP API, which is used by the asciinema CLI.
The server is built with Elixir language and Phoenix framework. It embeds asciinema's virtual terminal, avt, which is utilized by tasks such as preview generation, recording analysis and live stream state bookkeeping.
asciinema.org is a public asciinema server instance managed by the asciinema project team, providing free hosting for terminal recordings and streams, available to everyone. Check asciinema.org/about to learn more about this instance.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.5k | github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server |
| GitHub forks | 283 | github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 15.2 years | since Mar 2011 |
| Last commit | 8 days ago | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 20 | last: 3 months ago |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 → |
Ready to self-host asciinema server?
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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