Mybb by mybb

MyBB is a free and open source forum software.

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Verdict 77/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 131k docker pulls Last release 30 days ago

Self-host Mybb on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
77 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
1.2k
437 forks

About Mybb

From the project's README at github.com/mybb/mybb. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

[](http://www.mybb.com "MyBB") Free never tasted so good. MyBB is a free and open source, community-based forum software project. Learn more at MyBB.com. MyBB 1.6

The master branch contains the source code for MyBB 1.6. The development and support of the 1.6 series has been stopped. No official support, bug fixes, or security fixes will be published as of October 1st, 2015. MyBB 1.8

The feature branch contains the source code for MyBB 1.8. It contains the latest bug fixes for the 1.8 series and, while you're free to use the code on your own forum to fix specific issues, support may not be provided on MyBB.com until an official release. Contribute

Please see: http://community.mybb.com/announcement-25.html for information on how to contribute to either MyBB 1.6 or MyBB 1.8. Community and Support Visit the MyBB Community Forums or Documentation for support. License MyBB is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
88
maturity
85
community
92
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
30

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 1.2k github.com/mybb/mybb
GitHub forks 437 github.com/mybb/mybb
Docker Hub pulls 131k hub.docker.com / mybb

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age14.0 yearssince Jun 2012
Last commit5 days agoJun 21, 2026
Releases shipped30last: 30 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
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

11 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. Most recent: CVE-2025-48941.

What people say on Hacker News

Ready to self-host Mybb?

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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