Ech0 by lin-snow
Ech0 - An open-source, self-hosted lightweight publishing platform for personal idea sharing.
About Ech0
From the project's README at github.com/lin-snow/Ech0. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Preview · Official Site & Documentation · Releases · Ech0 Hub
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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 | 2.0k | github.com/lin-snow/Ech0 |
| GitHub forks | 152 | github.com/lin-snow/Ech0 |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 1.1 years | since Mar 2025 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 205 | last: 3 days 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
- Ask HN: Is gretap the right tool for this kind of LTE setup?
- Politico leak on open disputes in the ChatControl negotiations
- Echon – A Discord alternative built in Tauri/Rust
- A Common Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis and the Collatz Conjecture
- CISA KEV: Linux "Copy Fail" CVE-2026-31431 Turns Kernel Bug into Patch Deadline
Ready to self-host Ech0?
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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