Sysadminsmedia Homebox by sysadminsmedia

A continuation of HomeBox the inventory and organization system built for the Home User

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Verdict 72/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 1/5 setup difficulty 193k docker pulls Last release 3 months ago

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

Health score
72 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
1 /5
One-click deploy
GitHub stars
6.0k
398 forks

About Sysadminsmedia Homebox

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

HomeBox is the inventory and organization system built for the Home User! With a focus on simplicity and ease of use, Homebox is the perfect solution for your home inventory, organization, and manage

Health score breakdown

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

activity
63
maturity
85
community
88
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
33

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 6.0k github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox
GitHub forks 398 github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox
Docker Hub pulls 193k hub.docker.com / sysadminsmedia

Release & maintenance

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

Project age2.0 yearssince Jun 2024
Last commit2 months agoApr 28, 2026
Releases shipped35last: 3 months ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links4declared 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

4 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. Most recent: CVE-2026-27981.

What people say on Hacker News

Ready to self-host Sysadminsmedia Homebox?

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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