Goreleaser by goreleaser

Release engineering, simplified

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Verdict 84/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 2642k docker pulls Last release 3 days ago

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

Health score
84 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
16k
1.1k forks

About Goreleaser

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

We handle the complexities of releasing so you can focus in building what really matters: your software.

Get GoReleaser On your machine; On CI/CD systems. Documentation

Documentation is hosted live at https://goreleaser.com Community

You have questions, need support and or just want to talk about GoReleaser?

Health score breakdown

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

activity
97
maturity
100
community
96
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
37

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 16k github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser
GitHub forks 1.1k github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser
Docker Hub pulls 2642k hub.docker.com / goreleaser

Release & maintenance

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

Project age9.4 yearssince Dec 2016
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped596last: 3 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links3declared 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-2024-23840.

What people say on Hacker News

Ready to self-host Goreleaser?

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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