Databunker by paranoidguy
Secure Vault for Customer PII/PHI/PCI/KYC Records
About Databunker
From the project's README at github.com/paranoidguy/databunker. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Databunker is a self-hosted, GDPR compliant, Go-based tool for secure personal records tokenization and storage - PII/PHI/KYC: https://databunker.org/ Databunker intro The Big Problem with Traditional Database Encryption Traditional database encryption solutions often provide a false sense of security. While they may encrypt data at rest, they leave critical vulnerabilities:
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 | 1.4k | github.com/paranoidguy/databunker |
| GitHub forks | 90 | github.com/paranoidguy/databunker |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 6.4 years | since Dec 2019 |
| Last commit | 1 months ago | Mar 30, 2026 |
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
Ready to self-host Databunker?
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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