Xenocrat Chyrp lite by xenocrat
An ultra-lightweight blogging engine, written in PHP.
About Xenocrat Chyrp lite
From the project's README at github.com/xenocrat/chyrp-lite. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
English, Deutsch, Italiano, 한국인, Nederlands, Polski, 简体中文. What can Chyrp Lite do for me?
Chyrp Lite makes it possible to host a blog on your own web server with minimal fuss. You can have a traditional blog, a tumbleblog, or you can add oodles of customisation and build a general-purpose web publishing platform with blogging features on the side. You get six beautiful blog themes and a friendly administration console, all fully navigable on a broad range of devices, thanks to the power of responsive HTML5. Semantic markup and comprehensive ARIA labelling ensure your blog will be accessible to visitors who use assistive technologies.
With a flexible system of Feathers and Pages, you can make your website whatever you want it to be. Feathers enable different types of blog content - you can restrict yourself to absolute textual purity, or you can create a multimedia rainbow. Pages let you publish articles separate from your blog content be it a simple colophon or a hierarchy of multiple pages, optionally including a homepage that your visitors will see when they first arrive at your website. What are the key features? Core: Easy to install, simple to maintain, extensible by design. Built with responsive and accessible W3C-validated HTML5. Universal support for plain text, Markdown, or raw markup. Personalise your blog using pow
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 | 485 | github.com/xenocrat/chyrp-lite |
| GitHub forks | 66 | github.com/xenocrat/chyrp-lite |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.1 years | since May 2014 |
| Last commit | 5 days ago | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 44 | last: 4 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-2017-1000008. Ready to self-host Xenocrat Chyrp lite?
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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