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DockSTARTer helps you get started with running apps in Docker.

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Verdict 77/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 1/5 setup difficulty Last release 11 days ago

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Health score
77 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
1 /5
One-click deploy
GitHub stars
2.6k
291 forks

About <!-- Home -->

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

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The main goal of DockSTARTer is to make it quick and easy to get up and running with Docker.

Health score breakdown

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

activity
80
maturity
100
community
97
security
70
sustainability
100
adoption
30

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 2.6k github.com/GhostWriters/DockSTARTer
GitHub forks 291 github.com/GhostWriters/DockSTARTer

Release & maintenance

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

Project age8.0 yearssince May 2018
Last commit11 days agoApr 26, 2026
Releases shipped135last: 11 days ago
Funding links2declared by maintainers

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 →

What people say on Hacker News

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