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Algernon

Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis and PostgreSQL support.

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Still maintained? Yes: 77 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.17.12 (Oct 2026).

Docker #10 of 19 in Web Servers

At a glance

Algernon quick facts

Health score
94/100 GOOD
Stars
3,032
Last commit
3 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v1.17.12, Oct 2026
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
View xyproto/algernon on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Web server with built-in support for HTTP/2, HTTP/3 (QUIC), Lua, Teal, Markdown, Pongo2, HyperApp, Amber, Sass(SCSS), GCSS, JSX, TypeScript, Ollama (LLMs), BoltDB (built-in, stores the database in a file, like SQLite), Redis, Valkey, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB, MySQL, MSSQL, IPv6, npm-less React 19, rate limiting, graceful shutdown, plugins, users and permissions."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Algernon scores 94/100, #10 of 19 in Web Servers: 77 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.17.12, 18 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,032 stars add 13.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.1 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    77 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v1.17.12 released 18 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 13.9 / 20

    3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

375 commits over the last 12 months
77
Last 90 days
375
Last 12 months
3 days ago
Last push

Ranked #10 of 19 tools in Web Servers by health , between Zoraxy (#9) and go-doxy (#11) .

Details

LicenceBSD-3-Clause
PlatformsGo, Docker
Latest releasev1.17.12 · 18 days ago
Stars3,032
Open issues18
DockerYes
Repositoryxyproto/algernon ↗
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Algernon vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Algernon (Web Servers), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Caddy 100 79k Apache-2.0 today
Traefik 99 65k MIT today
NGINX 98 32k BSD-2-Clause yesterday
Zoraxy 95 5.6k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
Algernon (this tool) 94 3k BSD-3-Clause 3 days ago
Vinyl Cache 85 13 BSD-2-Clause yesterday

Algernon: common questions

Is Algernon still maintained?

Algernon had 77 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.17.12, is from 18 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.