Ossu Computer science by ossu

Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science!

Ossu Computer science interface screenshot from project README
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Verdict 60/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty

Self-host Ossu Computer science on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
60 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
204k
25k forks

About Ossu Computer science

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

Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science! Summary Community Curriculum Code of conduct Team Summary

The OSSU curriculum is a complete education in computer science using online materials. It's not merely for career training or professional development. It's for those who want a proper, well-rounded grounding in concepts fundamental to all computing disciplines, and for those who have the discipline, will, and (most importantly!) good habits to obtain this education largely on their own, but with support from a worldwide community of fellow learners.

It is designed according to the degree requirements of undergraduate computer science majors, minus general education (non-CS) requirements, as it is assumed most of the people following this curriculum are already educated outside the field of CS. The cours

Health score breakdown

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

activity
68
maturity
30
community
87
security
70
sustainability
53
adoption
45

Adoption signals

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

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GitHub stars 204k github.com/ossu/computer-science
GitHub forks 25k github.com/ossu/computer-science

Release & maintenance

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Project age12.0 yearssince May 2014
Last commit16 days agoApr 21, 2026

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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