ArchiveBox by ArchiveBox
Open source self-hosted web archiving. Takes URLs/browser history/bookmarks/Pocket/Pinboard/etc., saves HTML, JS, PDFs, media, and more...
About ArchiveBox
From the project's README at github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
<a href="https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Install#depen
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 | 28k | github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox |
| GitHub forks | 1.5k | github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox |
| Docker Hub pulls | 9.6M | hub.docker.com / archivebox |
| PYPI downloads (last month) | 2.8k | archivebox |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.2 years | since May 2017 |
| Last commit | 5 days ago | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 33 | last: 1 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 4 | 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 → |
Security advisories
GHSA-3h23-7824-pj8r. What people say on Hacker News
- Postmortem of March 2026 Archive of Our Own Downtime
- Archive of Almost – 250 objects left behind by love
- I built a permanent archive for objects people kept after a breakup or a loss
- Why one small American town won't stop stoning its residents to death
- Why one small American town won't stop stoning its residents to death
Ready to self-host ArchiveBox?
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.
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