Globaleaks whistleblowing software by globaleaks

GlobaLeaks is a free and open-source whistleblowing software enabling anyone to easily set up and maintain a secure reporting platform.

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

Self-host Globaleaks whistleblowing software on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
77 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
1.5k
334 forks

About Globaleaks whistleblowing software

From the project's README at github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software. 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
90
maturity
100
community
78
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
29

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 1.5k github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software
GitHub forks 334 github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software

Release & maintenance

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

Project age13.7 yearssince Aug 2012
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped69last: 2 months ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links1declared 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 →

Security advisories

1 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. Most recent: CVE-2026-33284.

Ready to self-host Globaleaks whistleblowing software?

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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