HTMLy

Databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds.

Maintained Last commit · 1 release in the past year · 52 commits in the past 12 months

At a glance

GitHub stars
1.4k
Last commit
2026-01-25
Latest release
v3.1.1
2025-11-03
Commits (12 mo)
52
Releases (12 mo)
1
License
GPL-2.0
Language / platform
PHP

Maintenance health: Maintained

Last commit within the past 12 months. Last commit · 1 release in the past year · 52 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 awesome-selfhosted-data (refreshed daily from GitHub); release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run HTMLy yourself

  • RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: not detected — install from source or packages

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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