diff2html by rtfpessoa

Pretty diff to html javascript library (diff2html)

diffparserprettygithtmlsyntax-highlightingdiff2htmlunified-diffscolorizedtypescriptjavascripthacktoberfest
Verdict 75/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 4 months ago

Self-host diff2html on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
75 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
3.4k
303 forks

About diff2html

From the project's README at github.com/rtfpessoa/diff2html. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

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diff2html generates pretty HTML diffs from git diff or unified diff output. Table of Contents

Health score breakdown

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

activity
80
maturity
100
community
91
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
31

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 3.4k github.com/rtfpessoa/diff2html
GitHub forks 303 github.com/rtfpessoa/diff2html
NPM downloads (last month) 1768k diff2html

Release & maintenance

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

Project age11.7 yearssince Aug 2014
Last commit22 days agoApr 15, 2026
Releases shipped87last: 4 months ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared 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 →

Ready to self-host diff2html?

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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