OctoPrint by OctoPrint

OctoPrint is the snappy web interface for your 3D printer!

octoprint3d-printerpythonraspberry-pi
Verdict 81/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 14826k docker pulls 1 open CVE Last release 10 days ago

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

Health score
81 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
9.0k
1.7k forks

About OctoPrint

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

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Health score breakdown

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

activity
93
maturity
100
community
89
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
37

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 9.0k github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint
GitHub forks 1.7k github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint
Docker Hub pulls 14826k hub.docker.com / octoprint

Release & maintenance

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

Project age13.4 yearssince Dec 2012
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped162last: 10 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links5declared 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

38 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 1 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: GHSA-xg4x-w2j3-57h6.

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Ready to self-host OctoPrint?

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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