Glanceapp by glanceapp
A self-hosted dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place
About Glanceapp
From the project's README at github.com/glanceapp/glance. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A lightweight, highly customizable dashboard that displays your feeds in a beautiful, streamlined interface Features Various widgets RSS feeds Subreddit posts Hacker News posts Weather forecasts YouTube channel uploads Twitch channels Market prices Docker containers status Server stats Custom widgets and many more... Fast and lightweight Low memory usage Few dependencies Minimal vanilla JS Single <20mb binary available for multiple OSs & architectures and just as small Docker container Uncached pages usually load within ~1s (depending on internet speed and number of widgets) Tons of customizability Different layouts As many pages/tabs as you need Numerous configuration options for each widget Multiple styles for some widgets Custom CSS Optimized for mobile devi
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 | 34k | github.com/glanceapp/glance |
| GitHub forks | 1.3k | github.com/glanceapp/glance |
| Docker Hub pulls | 5151k | hub.docker.com / glanceapp |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 2.0 years | since Apr 2024 |
| Last commit | 5 months ago | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 33 | last: 11 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 2 | 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 Glanceapp?
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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