J178 Prek by j178
A fast Git hook manager written in Rust, designed as a drop-in alternative to pre-commit, reimagined.
About J178 Prek
From the project's README at github.com/j178/prek. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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pre-commit is a framework to run hooks written in many languages, and it manages the language toolchain and dependencies for running the hooks.
prek is a reimagined version of pre-commit, built in Rust. It is designed to be a faster, dependency-free and drop-in alternative for it, while also providing some additional long-requested features.
> [!NOTE] > Although prek is pretty new, it’s already powering real‑world projects like CPython, Apache Airflow, FastAPI, and more projects are picking it up, see Who is using prek?. If you’re looki
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 | 7.5k | github.com/j178/prek |
| GitHub forks | 208 | github.com/j178/prek |
| Docker Hub pulls | 0 | hub.docker.com / j178 |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 6.6k | prek |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 1.6 years | since Oct 2024 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 77 | last: 10 days ago |
| Funding links | 1 | 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 J178 Prek?
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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