Bolt Core by bolt
Bolt core
About Bolt Core
From the project's README at github.com/bolt/core. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Key Features • How To Use • How To Contribute • Credits • License Key Features
Bolt is a fully open source, adaptable platform for building and running modern websites. It's built on PHP, Symfony, Doctrine, Twig, API-Platform and more. Bolt can be used as a traditional CMS or headless/decoupled. It is fully multilingual, and extensible using custom code in your projects, or through extensions installed from the Composer ecosystem.
Built with Symfony: fully extensible with Symfony 5 extensions YAML configuration: Adding new types of pages, new fields, new languages, etc. is all done in neat YAML. Built-in internationalisation and Editor available in 15 languages. Out-of-the-box API: RESTful and GraphQL Dummy content to test your site in development or show it to a client Best rich content editors Fully licensed Redactor and Article fields to fit any content, for free. Supported versions
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 | 582 | github.com/bolt/core |
| GitHub forks | 181 | github.com/bolt/core |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 8.1 years | since May 2018 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 246 | 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 → |
Security advisories
GHSA-gprh-7767-cw39. What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: ExtraBrain - local-first desktop copilot for live calls
- Show HN: Logbox – let Claude monitor your dev logs
- Show HN: Coding agent where a second agent QAs every PR in a real browser
- Tell HN: Mindie.dev is scraping emails from profiles to send spam
- Show HN: Truly Typed – A writing app for the AI era
Ready to self-host Bolt Core?
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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