GitHawkApp MessageViewController by GitHawkApp

A SlackTextViewController replacement written in Swift for the iPhone X.

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Verdict 57/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty

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

Health score
57 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
1.7k
91 forks

About GitHawkApp MessageViewController

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

Finish setup using a . Remember this can also be a or . Customizations

You can customize any part of the UI that you want! Autocomplete

Health score breakdown

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

activity
80
maturity
30
community
78
security
70
sustainability
53
adoption
27

Adoption signals

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

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GitHub stars 1.7k github.com/GitHawkApp/MessageViewController
GitHub forks 91 github.com/GitHawkApp/MessageViewController

Release & maintenance

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

Project age8.3 yearssince Jan 2018
Last commit6.6 years agoSep 25, 2019

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 GitHawkApp MessageViewController?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

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