Livebook
Realtime collaborative notebook app based on Markdown that supports running Elixir code snippets, TeX and Mermaid Diagrams. Easily deployed using Docker or Elixir.
At a glance
- GitHub stars
- 5.9k
- Last activity
- 2026-10-26
- Latest release
- nightly
2024-10-25 - Commits (12 mo)
- 186
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language / platform
- Elixir, Docker
Maintenance health: Maintained — Activity within the last 12 months.
Run Livebook yourself
- RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
- Docker: yes
Estimated monthly server cost
| Provider | Plan size | ~ USD / month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 1 GB | $5 | Deploy → |
| Akamai (Linode) | 1 GB | $5 | Deploy → |
| DigitalOcean | 1 GB | $6 | Deploy → |
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.
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