Dunglas Mercure by dunglas
An open, easy, fast, reliable and battery-efficient solution for real-time communications
About Dunglas Mercure
From the project's README at github.com/dunglas/mercure. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Mercure is a protocol for pushing data updates to web browsers and other HTTP clients in a convenient, fast, reliable, and battery-efficient way. It is especially useful to publish async and real-time updates of resources served through web APIs, to reactive web and mobile apps.
[](docs/ecosystem/awesome.md) [](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?repo=mercure) [](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/dunglas/mercure) [](https://github.com/dunglas/mercure/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://coveralls.io/github/dunglas/mercure?branch=master) [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/dunglas/mercure) Getting started Full documentation Demo
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 | 5.2k | github.com/dunglas/mercure |
| GitHub forks | 342 | github.com/dunglas/mercure |
| Docker Hub pulls | 14406k | hub.docker.com / dunglas |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.8 years | since Jul 2018 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 163 | last: 8 days ago |
| Funding links | 1 | 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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Dunglas Mercure?
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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