Explodingcamera Liwan by explodingcamera
liwan - Lightweight Analytics
About Explodingcamera Liwan
From the project's README at github.com/explodingcamera/liwan. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://github.com/explodingcamera/liwan/pkgs/container/liwan) Features Quick setup\ Quickly get started with Liwan with a single, self-contained binary . No database or complex setup required. The tracking script is a single line of code that works with any website and less than 1KB in size. Privacy first\ Liwan respects your users’ privacy by default. No cookies, no cross-site tracking, no persistent identifiers. All data is stored on your server. Lightweight\ You can run Liwan on a cheap VPS, your old mac mini, or even a Raspberry Pi. Written in Rust and using tokio for async I/O, Liwan is fast and efficient. -
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 | 189 | github.com/explodingcamera/liwan |
| GitHub forks | 12 | github.com/explodingcamera/liwan |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 2.0 years | since Jun 2024 |
| Last commit | 7 days ago | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 44 | last: 7 days ago |
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
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Ready to self-host Explodingcamera Liwan?
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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