Alpine.js by alpinejs
A rugged, minimal framework for composing JavaScript behavior in your markup.
About Alpine.js
From the project's README at github.com/alpinejs/alpine. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
You are welcome to submit updates to the docs by submitting a PR to this repo. Docs are located in the [](/packages/docs) directory.
> Looking for V2 docs? here they are Contribution Guide: Quickstart
clone this repo locally run & Include the file from a tag on a webpage and you're good to go! Brief Tour You can get everything installed with: in the root directory of this repo after cloning it locally.
This repo is a "mono-repo" using npm workspaces for managing the packages. Each package has its own folder in the directory.
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 | 32k | github.com/alpinejs/alpine |
| GitHub forks | 1.4k | github.com/alpinejs/alpine |
| Docker Hub pulls | 11864M | hub.docker.com / library |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 6.6 years | since Nov 2019 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 150 | last: 2 months 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
Ready to self-host Alpine.js?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.