How much does it cost to self-host go-elasticsearch?

go-elasticsearch can be self-hosted starting at $4.13/mo on hetzner CAX11. Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk.

Is go-elasticsearch actively maintained?

go-elasticsearch has a composite health score of 77/100 across activity, maturity, community, security, sustainability, and adoption. See /methodology/ for the formula.

How hard is go-elasticsearch to self-host?

go-elasticsearch has a self-hosting difficulty score of 2/5 (1 = one-click, 5 = complex Kubernetes setup).

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Verdict 77/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 10 days ago

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Health score
 77 /100 
6-dim composite

Self-hosts from

$4.13 /mo

hetzner · CAX11

Difficulty

2 /5

Docker + read README

GitHub stars

6.0k

641 forks

About go-elasticsearch

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

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Health score breakdown

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

activity

maturity

100

community

security

sustainability

adoption

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	6.0k	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch
GitHub forks	641	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch

Release & maintenance

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

Project age	9.1 years	since Mar 2017
Last commit	9 days ago	Apr 28, 2026
Releases shipped	70	last: 10 days ago
Security policy	SECURITY.md	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 →