Clappr by clappr

An extensible, plugin-oriented, HTML5-first media player for the web

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Verdict 72/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 1.6 years ago

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

Health score
72 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
7.5k
854 forks

About Clappr

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

An extensible, plugin-oriented, HTML5-first media player for the web. It provides a modular architecture to build powerful playback experiences with ease.

[](https://github.com/clappr/clappr/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clappr/clappr/main/packages/player/package.json) [](https://github.com/clappr/clappr/blob/main/LICENSE) [](https://bundlephobia.com/package/@clappr/player) [](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/@clappr/player) Getting Started

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Health score breakdown

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

activity
86
maturity
85
community
91
security
70
sustainability
65
adoption
35

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 7.5k github.com/clappr/clappr
GitHub forks 854 github.com/clappr/clappr
NPM downloads (last month) 11k clappr

Release & maintenance

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

Project age12.2 yearssince Feb 2014
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped90last: 1.6 years 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 →

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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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