Darknet # by pjreddie
Convolutional Neural Networks
About Darknet #
From the project's README at github.com/pjreddie/darknet. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Darknet is an open source neural network framework written in C and CUDA. It is fast, easy to install, and supports CPU and GPU computation.
Discord invite link for for communication and questions: https://discord.gg/zSq8rtW YOLOv7:
paper - YOLOv7: Trainable bag-of-freebies sets new state-of-the-art for real-time object detectors: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.02696
source code - Pytorch (use to reproduce results): https://github.com/WongKinYiu/yolov7
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 | 26k | github.com/pjreddie/darknet |
| GitHub forks | 21k | github.com/pjreddie/darknet |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.1 years | since Apr 2014 |
| Last commit | 2.0 years ago | May 3, 2024 |
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 Darknet #?
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.