Briefkasten by ndom91
Self hosted bookmarking app
About Briefkasten
From the project's README at github.com/ndom91/briefkasten. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
> Briefkasten (EN: Mailbox) - am Haus- oder Wohnungseingang angebrachter Behälter für die dem Empfänger zugestellten [Post]sendungen
Self-hosted bookmarking application. Works with any Prisma compatible database (MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, etc.)
> [!WARNING] > Briefkasten v2 is currently available in beta at https://dev.briefkastenhq.com > > After the beta period, the database will be dropped, so that we can migrate all existing data from the current (v1) over to the new version. I'm working on the new docs already, but the v1 docs are of course still available. If you find any bugs, or otherwise want to help, you can contribute at [](https://github.com/ndom91/sveltekasten) or [](https://github.com/ndom91/briefkasten-docs). Free Instance: [briefkastenhq.com](https://b
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 | 1.2k | github.com/ndom91/briefkasten |
| GitHub forks | 48 | github.com/ndom91/briefkasten |
| Docker Hub pulls | 57k | hub.docker.com / ndom91 |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.0 years | since May 2022 |
| Last commit | 12 months ago | May 8, 2025 |
| 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 → |
Replaces these paid SaaS
Briefkasten is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host Briefkasten?
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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