Harbor

Cloud native image registry that stores, signs, and scans content.

Active Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 434 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars
29.7k
Forks
5.4k
Open issues & PRs
1.1k
Last commit
2026-11-10
Latest release
v2.16.0-rc2
2026-11-06
Commits (12 mo)
434
Releases (12 mo)
10+
License
Apache-2.0
Language / platform
Docker, K8S

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 434 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API; release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run Harbor yourself

  • RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes
  • Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr1 GB$5Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →
DigitalOcean1 GB$6Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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