LlamaIndex by run-llama

LlamaIndex is the leading document agent and OCR platform

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Verdict 81/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 5 open CVEs Last release 16 days ago

Self-host LlamaIndex 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
49k
7.4k forks

About LlamaIndex

From the project's README at github.com/run-llama/llama_index. 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
96
maturity
96
community
95
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
44

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 49k github.com/run-llama/llama_index
GitHub forks 7.4k github.com/run-llama/llama_index
PYPI downloads (last month) 10410k llama_index

Release & maintenance

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

Project age3.5 yearssince Nov 2022
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped493last: 16 days 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 →

Security advisories

43 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 5 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: CVE-2025-6208.

What people say on Hacker News

Ready to self-host LlamaIndex?

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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