BTCPay Server by btcpayserver
Accept Bitcoin payments. Free, open-source & self-hosted, Bitcoin payment processor.
About BTCPay Server
From the project's README at github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
BTCPay Server is a free and open-source Bitcoin payment processor which allows you to accept bitcoin without fees or intermediaries.
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 | 7.5k | github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver |
| GitHub forks | 2.0k | github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver |
| Docker Hub pulls | 4.1M | hub.docker.com / btcpayserver |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 8.9 years | since Aug 2017 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | May 1, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 149 | 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
CVE-2023-1270. Ready to self-host BTCPay Server?
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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