binserve by mufeedvh

A fast production-ready static web server with TLS (HTTPS), routing, hot reloading, caching, templating, and security in a single-binary you can set up with zero code.

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Verdict 58/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 3.9 years ago

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

Health score
58 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
1.1k
75 forks

About binserve

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

A fast static web server with TLS (HTTPS), Routing, Hot Reloading, Caching, Templating, and Security in a single-binary you can set up with zero code.

Built from the ground up for self-hosters with performance, ease of use, and portability in mind. Table of Contents

Features Hello World! Installation Build From Source Configuration Templates Benchmarks FAQ Contribution License Credits

Health score breakdown

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

activity
64
maturity
64
community
59
security
70
sustainability
88
adoption
26

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 1.1k github.com/mufeedvh/binserve
GitHub forks 75 github.com/mufeedvh/binserve

Release & maintenance

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

Project age5.6 yearssince Oct 2020
Last commit2.2 years agoFeb 18, 2024
Releases shipped2last: 3.9 years 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 →

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Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

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