Simple login App by simple-login
The SimpleLogin back-end and web app
About Simple login App
From the project's README at github.com/simple-login/app. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Your email address is your online identity. When you use the same email address everywhere, you can be easily tracked. More information on https://simplelogin.io
This README contains instructions on how to self host SimpleLogin.
Once you have your own SimpleLogin instance running, you can change the in SimpleLogin's Chrome/Firefox extension, Android/iOS app to your server.
SimpleLogin roadmap is at https://github.com/simple-login/app/projects/1 and our forum at https://github.com/simple-login/app/discussions, feel free to submit new ideas or vote on features. Prerequisites a Linux server (either a VM or dedicated server). This doc shows
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 | 6.6k | github.com/simple-login/app |
| GitHub forks | 580 | github.com/simple-login/app |
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 | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 281 | last: 3 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
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
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Ready to self-host Simple login App?
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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