Chevereto: Ultimate image and video sharing software by chevereto

The mature, battle-tested, high-end, OG self-hosted image and video hosting solution trusted since 2007. Build your own Flickr or Imgur-style media sharing platform with complete control over your content, data, and platform rules.

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Verdict 56/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 3/5 setup difficulty 63k docker pulls Last release 16 days ago

Self-host Chevereto: Ultimate image and video sharing software on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
56 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
3 /5
External DB / setup
GitHub stars
919
72 forks

About Chevereto: Ultimate image and video sharing software

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

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Chevereto enables to create a media sharing website on your own server. It's your hosting and your rules, say goodbye to closures and restrictions. ⭐ Live demo

Chevereto is a turnkey system which main use case is to provide a self-hosted platform for content creators, communities and businesses. It's features are all about media sharing, with a strong focus on user experience, privacy and security. On its pro edition Chevereto excels as

Health score breakdown

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

activity
37
maturity
96
community
67
security
70
sustainability
53
adoption
25

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 919 github.com/chevereto/chevereto
GitHub forks 72 github.com/chevereto/chevereto
Docker Hub pulls 63k hub.docker.com / chevereto

Release & maintenance

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

Project age3.4 yearssince Nov 2022
Last commit16 days agoApr 21, 2026
Releases shipped33last: 16 days 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 →

Ready to self-host Chevereto: Ultimate image and video sharing software?

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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