DSpace

Turnkey repository application providing durable access to digital resources.

Actively maintained
WebsiteSource code

At a glance

GitHub stars
1.1k
Last activity
2026-11-02
Latest release
dspace-9.4
2026-09-14
Commits (12 mo)
2.2k
License
BSD-3-Clause
Language / platform
Java

Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months.

Run DSpace yourself

  • RAM: ~2 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes — image dspace/dspace on Docker Hub (862.3k pulls)

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr2 GB$10Deploy →
DigitalOcean2 GB$12Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)2 GB$12Deploy →

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