Habitat

Platform for Local Communities.

Actively maintained
WebsiteSource code

At a glance

GitHub stars
151
Last activity
2026-10-21
Latest release
1.7.1
2026-10-21
Commits (12 mo)
79
License
AGPL-3.0
Language / platform
Docker

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

Run Habitat yourself

  • RAM: ~4 GB server (2 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes — image carlnewton/habitat on Docker Hub (5.5k pulls)
  • Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.
  • federated servers grow with followers and media

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr4 GB$20Deploy →
DigitalOcean4 GB$24Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)4 GB$24Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

Prefer managed hosting? Check PikaPods or Elestio.

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