Wayback
Toolkit for archiving webpages to the Internet Archive, archive.today, IPFS, and local file systems.
At a glance
- GitHub stars
- 2.2k
- Last activity
- 2026-07-05
- Latest release
- v0.21.1
2026-07-05 - Commits (12 mo)
- 23
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Language / platform
- Go
Maintenance health: Maintained — Activity within the last 12 months.
Run Wayback yourself
- RAM: ~2 GB server (1 vCPU)
- Docker: not detected — install from source or packages
- Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.
Estimated monthly server cost
| Provider | Plan size | ~ USD / month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 2 GB | $10 | Deploy → |
| DigitalOcean | 2 GB | $12 | Deploy → |
| Akamai (Linode) | 2 GB | $12 | 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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