Radicale by Kozea

A simple CalDAV (calendar) and CardDAV (contact) server.

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Verdict 80/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 16k docker pulls Last release 8 days ago

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

Health score
80 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
4.6k
505 forks

About Radicale

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

[](https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/actions/workflows/test.yml) [](https://coveralls.io/github/Kozea/Radicale?branch=master)

Radicale is a small but powerful CalDAV (calendars, to-do lists) and CardDAV (contacts) server, that:

Shares calendars and contact lists through CalDAV, CardDAV and HTTP. Supports events, todos, journal entries and business cards. Works out-of-the-box, no complicated setup or configuration required. Can limit access by authentication. Can secure connections with TLS. Works with many CalDAV and CardDAV clients Stores all data on the file system in a simple folder structure. Can be extended with plugins. Is GPLv3-licensed free software.

For the complete documentation, please visit Radicale master Documentation.

Health score breakdown

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

activity
100
maturity
100
community
94
security
70
sustainability
88
adoption
33

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 4.6k github.com/Kozea/Radicale
GitHub forks 505 github.com/Kozea/Radicale
Docker Hub pulls 16k hub.docker.com / kozea
PYPI downloads (last month) 20k radicale

Release & maintenance

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

Project age14.7 yearssince Aug 2011
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped74last: 8 days ago
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

7 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. Most recent: GHSA-84cw-mxhv-qvv4.

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Ready to self-host Radicale?

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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